Let the purists rage that I should take months to teach them endings and tactics and never restrict their growth by doing such a horrible thing as teaching openings.
Bullocks!
We only play once a week. We only have an hour. We are ordinary kids who probably will not go on to play competitive tournament chess as adults.
I will teach them the fastest cleanest way to win right now. I call Cecil Purdy as my witness. Let them learn one simple opening that will get them into the middle game and then play on from there. Colle as white, Queen's Gambit Declined and French as Black. Over and Done.
Let the other schools do better. We will do the best we can with who we are and what we have right now.
Of course I wish I had time and they had the inclination to master endings they would be lucky to reach.
But what they need is tactical vision!
And as for the opening, think about football. Even pe-wee league has a few basic plans. Just because it is not a pro-set does not mean they can do without some organization. Openings are our Football plays. We cannot continue to pretend they don't matter.
Let purist snobs lift their noses and sneer. I hope our kids push their kids off the board.
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