FRUITHIL 4 KELLY`S HEROES 1

Some video clips of last night`s match with Fruithill.

At the minute the UCU is fortunate to have so many clubs with great playing venues.

My game with John Masterson produced a good visualisation position for the black and white sides. The opening was the dreaded Grand Prix Attack.

Below we can look at it from the black side.

It is now white to play, and it is black`s task to visualise what he would do if white plays e5, with the intention of following it up with f6?
Not a very pleasant thought!

Now we can look at it from the white side.

White to play would you be tempted to play e5 forcing the black Knight away? Hoping to then play f6?

Or would you decide the immediate e5 is not the best move?

John Cairns had a quick look at the position but it is not as simple as it seemed at the time.

It is easy to understand why the Grand Prix Attack is so popular at club level and why it seems to have a good score rate for white.

Black is given lots of possibilities to go wrong.

Ecc 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.