English Chess Forum

I believe there's a cabbage opening, and while it might be strategic rubbish it probably would have still been better than whatever I played yesterday. Other playable fruits: Er... OK, I can't think of any, but perhaps an opening could be made out of the I believe English term for American Football,...

OK, I just got internet access again today at the start of the Guernsey Tournament, and am mildly flummoxed by the variety of unexpected replies to my journal, including poetic proof that my mangling of the English language dates back at least a decade or so. For now, however, here's the next instal...

Hello, My name is John Chernoff and I must admit, much in the style of Alcoholic Anonymous meetings, that I, like so many, am an American. I've come to England for no clear reason(1) and am participating in various chess tournaments throughout the area to give my venture some sort of loose structure...