New Thematic Tourney

I suggest we have another Thematic Tourney..... any suggestions?

Sicilian Dragon.

Originally posted by Ravello
Sicilian Dragon.

Now that is a good suggestion.

bird's opening...could be the from gambit. but then again maybe not.

I don't know about the bird opening.... thats just ugh. but its an idea

Originally posted by fierytorment
I don't know about the bird opening.... thats just ugh. but its an idea

I think a Dragon themed tourney would be much more interesting:


White to move.

Or maybe I'm just biased because it's my favourite opening.

How about the Slav Defense?

Past Themed Tournaments:

Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation
Dutch Denfense: Staunton Gambit
Sokolsky Opening with 1...e5
Hypermodern Capablanca System
Hypermodern New York system
Grunfeld Defence Classical Variation
Colle System
Danish Gambit Schlechter Defence
Chigorin's Defense
Nimzo Indian Defense (3 of them)
Alekhine's Defence: Chase Variation
Benko Gambit
Queen's Gambit Declined Orthodox Defence
Dutch Defence
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
Bird's Opening
Halloween Gambit
French: Advance, Milner-Barry Gambit
English Opening

I don't know why I compiled this list but I do think preference should be to openings that haven't had themed tourneys before.

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Past Themed Tournaments:

Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation
Dutch Denfense: Staunton Gambit
Sokolsky Opening with 1...e5
Hypermodern Capablanca System
Hypermodern New York system
Grunfeld Defence Classical Variation
Colle System
Danish Gambit Schlechter Defence
Chigorin's Defense
Nimzo Indian Defense (3 of them)
Alekhine's Defence: Chase Var ...[text shortened]... list but I do think preference should be to openings that haven't had themed tourneys before.

How about a Cochrane Gambit tournament? That'd be crazy fun.

Originally posted by bbarr
How about a Cochrane Gambit tournament? That'd be crazy fun.

Yep. Thats me.

skeeter

Originally posted by skeeter
Yep. Thats me.

skeeter

how about a tournament where in every game ... the higher rated player would have their queenside knight removed 🙄
now that would really mix them up!

We're talking about thematic tournaments, not handicap tournaments..........

While we are on the thematic topic.

Anybody else here like the idea of Thematic Siege Boards?

I'd make a post in the site ideas, but I got here first...somebody else feel free if you like the idea.

--tmetzler

King's Gambit accepted?

Originally posted by tmetzler
While we are on the thematic topic.

Anybody else here like the idea of Thematic Siege Boards?

I'd make a post in the site ideas, but I got here first...somebody else feel free if you like the idea.

--tmetzler

Great idea Tim,thematic boards maybe where you can play openings from set pieces,good idea indeed!