Chess Openings League

The openings league group has just been created to enhance the profile of opening groups, any opening group can join.

A league will be held with every team playing every team twice, once from each opening position.

The points of the two encounters will be added and a winner will recieve one point, loser none, if there is a draw half a point each.

If there are more then six teams, two leagues will be created, with a promotion and relegation spot.

All admins interested should join the opening league to register their team.

http://www.chess.com/groups/home/openings-league

Gimme a while, I'll check with 2 such groups of which I'm a member, see if there's interest...

thanks

We are planning to start in two weeks if we get enough entries.

cool

The Schedule

Big League (15 player games)

Sicillian Superstars 212 members 1.e4 c5

Scotch Fans Team 91 MEMBERS   1.e5 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 4.exd4

 Caro Kann  - 138 members  1.e4 c6

Radical Ruy Lopez 84 members  1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5

Fixtures:

First Set: Sicillian Superstars V Scotch Fans Team Caro Kann V Radical Ruy Lopez

Second: Sicillian Superstars V Caro Kann Scotch Fans Team V Radical Ruy Lopez

Third: Sicillian Superstars V Radical Ruy Lopez Scotch Fans Team V Caro Kann

Small League (10 player matches)

English Opening Eagles 58 members  1.c4

Dynamic Dutch Defense 55 members  1.d4 f5

Queen's Gambit Gurus 52 members 1.d4 d5 2.c4

Unorthodox Openings 48 members 1.Na3

Fixtures:

First: English Opening Eagles V Dynamic Dutch Defense

Queen's Gambit Gurus V Unorthodox Openings

Second: English Opening Eagles V Queen's Gambit Gurus

Dynamic Dutch Defense V Unorthodox Openings

Third: English Opening Eagles V Unorthodox Openings

Queen's Gambit Gurus V Dynamic Dutch Defense

Mini League (5 player matches)

The Hypermodern 1.Nf3 30 members

1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack 30 members, 

Nizmo-Indian Ninjas 26 members

Budapest Gambiters 25 members 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5

Fixtures:

First: The Hypermodern V Nimzo-Larsen Attack

Nizmo-Indian Ninjas V Budapest Gambiters

Second: The Hypermodern V Nizmo-Indian Ninjas

Nimzo-Larsen Attack V Budapest Gambiters

Third: The Hypermodern V Budapest Gambiters

Nizmo-Indian Ninjas V Nizmo-Larsen Attack

Planned sart in 48 hours

It is a shame there is no team to defend the Italian game.

yes, are you in one, if so encourage them to join nex time

If you want to compete in this competitiong join the scotch fans team

http://www.chess.com/groups/view/the-scotch-fans-team