[what is this?]

[what is this?]

Fun in the Open Games My favourite set of openings, encompassing all which begin 1. e4 e5. It includes such loveliness as the refined Spanish Game, the venerable Italian Game, the romantic King's Gambit, the solid Russian Game and the feisty Scotch Game. There are many miscellaneous openings, such as the Vienna Game, the Philidor and many exciting Gambits. 21 games, 1850-1996 Rise of the Machines! The following entries indicate the steps the machines have already taken to control the world...I am sure more will follow... 13 games, 1879-2005 Scandinavian Favourites As this has long been one of my favourite openings, I have decided to compile a list of games by its great exponents. Yes, that's right. All five of them. 5 games, 1909-2006 SJP's Top Ten My ten favourite games, arranged chronologically. The titles where in quotes are from the name given in the Game of the Day archive. 10 games, 1920-1991 The Best of Serafino Dubois Serafino Dubois (1817-1899) was the greatest Italian chess player of his time. He challenged some of the other greats of the era, and beat them, including Wyvill, De Riviere, Budsinzky, Kowsky, Bonetti... He met his match, however in future World Champion Wilhelm Steinitz, to whom he lost 5 1/2 - 3 1/2. Dubois was also a great opening theoretician, and lines in the King's Gambit and Scotch Gambit are named for him. And like me, he hated the French Defence. 15 games, 1845-1880