CAMELOT OPENINGS

There are few recorded games of Camelot available for study.  Therefore, any thorough analysis of Camelot openings must wait for a probably over optimistic, much anticipated increase in interest in the game.  The recorded games on this website may provide some opening ideas, but much further study is obviously needed before drawing any valid conclusions.

One minor point of interest regarding the openings is that of the one hundred possible first moves by White, twelve immediately lose material: D6-D8, I6-I8, F6-D8, G6-I8, D7-D8, I7-I8, E7-D8, H7-I8, E7-E8, H7-H8, F7-G8, and G7-F8.  If anyone can show that any of the remaining eighty-eight lose material, I will be glad to amend this page.  Contact me, Michael Nolan, at mwn_mqn@msn.com .

Here are three "frequently used openings" mentioned in the chapter on Camelot from the 1930 book Games For Two by Mrs. Prescott (Emily Stanley) Warren.

  Blue              Red
1. F7-F8   F11-F9
2. D7-F7   E11-E9
3. C6-D7   G10-E8
  4. F8xD8   E9xC7xE5
     (See position below)

Red

 Blue

 

 

  Blue                  Red
1. H7-J7     H11-H9
 2. D7-F5-H7  J11-H11
3. F6-H8     C11-E9
(See position below)

Red

 Blue

 

 

  Blue              Red
1. H6-H8   E10-F9
     2. E6-G8   I10-G12-E10
3. J6-H6   C11-E9
     (See position below)

             Red

 
             Blue