Sierra Madre Open Round 1: Black is still OK

    Chess Tournaments

    Last Friday the Sierra Madre Open started with 7 exciting games and the black players scored an astonishing 5.5 points.

    You can play through the games and enjoy Larry Stevens’ insightful annotations here:

    For standings and pairings go here:

    https://caissachess.net/live/910

    I will post the pairings for round two Wednesday night.