This week's lesson was on traps. We also went over the discovered attack worksheets.

Next Tournament

This Salturday - Nov 4. Team tournament. We have 4 players planning on attending.

Opening of the Week - Evans Gambit

1. e4    e5

2. Nf3    Nc6

3, Bc4    Bc5

4. b4     Bxb4 (Black will usually capture the gambit pawn)

5. c3 (White gains tempo)

White would like to castle soon then play d4 gaining a strong pawn center.

If Black's dark squared bishop ends up on b4 (for example, after 

5. ...    Bc5

6. 0-0 (castles) Nf6

7. d4 Bb4

8. Qb3! threatening Bxf7+ and d5 winning a minor piece.

Ratings

Cavan	829
Simon	630
Q	571
Thomas	555
Alex	301
Jack	232
Santi	184
Soren	183
Audrey	170
Hunter	151
Eldrych	146
William	132
Harrison	125