Want to improve your queen pawn openings? QGD exchange variation 
| TD: lorem |
Started on Oct 24, 2009 @ 9:10am |
| Players: |
50 |
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Time Control: |
3 days/move |
| Max Group Size: |
5 |
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Rating Range: |
Open |
| # Advance: |
1 |
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Tie Breaks: |
Yes |
| Points Available: |
303 |
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Games Rated: |
Yes |
80% COMPLETE!
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| Tournament Stats |
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| Starting Players: |
50 |
Completed Games: |
195 (tournament is 80% complete) |
| Eliminated Round 1: |
24 (48% of field) |
Games in Round 1: |
200
(97% completed) |
| Players Withdrawn: |
1 (2%) |
# Timeouts: |
33 (16%) |
| Remaining Players: |
26 (52%) |
Remaining Games: |
5 (current round) |
| Average Rating: |
1662 |
Biggest Upset: |
1220 defeats 1915 |
The queen pawn openings tend to be more positional than tactical. The opening is still full of opening traps and tricks. It can lead to very surprising and sharp lines. So be alert :)
Watson, in Mastering the chess openings, divides the queen pawn openings into two sections: Closed systems (Queen gambit) and Indian systems. We have started with the closed systems.
The classical variations is the most familiar, but did you see the last game of Magnus Carlsen?
See if you can do this better, OR if you could beat him if you should meet him in a friendly game :) lol. Of course, not, but see if you can improve your openingskills :)
This tournament is for all those that like to explore different openings in a competetive environment.
If you want to join our forums you are welcome
Tactics and strategy, you may follow this link:
Want to improve? Forum for tactics and strategy
Opening skills:
Opening Skills
Good luck