Tonight we looked at Edmund's game from the recent Cup match.
It featured the classic Greek gift sacrifice on h7 which everyone should know. Following on I showed an online game played by Sithun where his opponent thought the sacrificer worked but Sithun had it all worked out.
Tonight night we looked at David's Black game from the 4NCL online.
The key learning points were in d4 d5 games not to block the c pawn and that Kingside development should take priority.
Finally it demonstrated how to play against the Bishop pair.
Tonight we looked at the classic game Alekhine v Yates from London 1922. It features lots of things to avoid when playing chess such as weak pawns, inactive pieces and exposed King.
Tonight we looked at the game Adams v Quillan demonstrating the power of opposite coloured Bishops in attack.
Tonight we looked at the classic hanging pawns game Karpov v Smyslov from 1981 which featured how Karpov cleverly traded an old advantage for a new one to win a very fine game with some neat tactics.
Tonight as well as some tactics puzzles we looked at William's last round win from the British U12 Championship. Whilst there were errors on both sides it featured some lovely attacking control by White.
Tonight we looked at the game Edward Lasker v Englund which featured some great tactics and demonstrated why a lack of development in chess can be a real disaster. What was strange about this game is that it featured the same moves as a game from 1865 between Zukertort and Anderssen which also finished in a crushing win for White - it pays to study the games of the old masters.