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Mar 25, 2023

Posted 1 message in How to beat the queens gambit?

For many, a good starting point (for openings) would be: "... For beginning players, [the book, Discovering Chess Openin…

Posted 2 messages in how similar is the kings indian for white/black

You may want to look at: The King's Indian Attack: Move by Move by Grandmaster Neil McDonald (2014) https://www.newinche…

"... white and black openings generally have different aims, and when they are taken out of their natural habitat, they …

Mar 22, 2023

Posted 2 messages in What's a good level to start learning openings at?

“... I am not a big fan of weaker players memorizing lots of opening lines they will never play. However, it is quite a …

"... Review each of your games, identifying opening (and other) mistakes with the goal of not repeatedly making the same…

Mar 20, 2023

Posted 1 message in Learning

"... Sure, fast games are fine for practicing openings (not the most important part of the game for most players) and po…

Mar 19, 2023

Posted 1 message in If your goal is to get to 1900 FIDE and you absolutely hate openings h…

"... we can see from the above that players who are happy as White to play for a small edge in a queenless middlegame ha…

Mar 17, 2023

Posted 1 message in Can anyone recommend a source of Annotated Master Games?

Maybe consider: Best Lessons of a Chess Coach

Mar 12, 2023

Posted 1 message in Learning An Opening Is Frying My Brain.

I think that this quote gives the basic idea for learning about a specific opening: "... The way I suggest you study thi…

Posted 1 message in How to read a chess book?

"... Just because a book contains lots of information that you don’t know, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it will be e…

Mar 9, 2023

Posted 1 message in How to get better at mid game and endgame

"... Logical Chess [(Batsford edition by Chernev)] ... a collection of 33 games ... is definitely for beginners and play…