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Choosing the Right Openings to Climb from 1700 to 2100

#2

"after every 300-400 rating points you gain, you’ll need to change your openings"

  • I disagree. You should chose solid openings right away so you do not have to change. All change of openings leads to losses. Fischer played King's Indian Defense, Sicilian Najdorf and Ruy Lopez from a young age and throughout his career.

I also recommend to select similar openings,
E.g. Caro-Kann, Slav Defense, London Opening
Pirc Defense, King's Indian Defense, King's Indian Attack
French Winawer, Nimzovich Indian Defense, Larsen
Sicilian, Benoni, English Opening

"after every 300-400 rating points you gain, you’ll need to change your openings" * I disagree. You should chose solid openings right away so you do not have to change. All change of openings leads to losses. Fischer played King's Indian Defense, Sicilian Najdorf and Ruy Lopez from a young age and throughout his career. I also recommend to select similar openings, E.g. Caro-Kann, Slav Defense, London Opening Pirc Defense, King's Indian Defense, King's Indian Attack French Winawer, Nimzovich Indian Defense, Larsen Sicilian, Benoni, English Opening
#3

Fischer played King's Indian Defense, Sicilian Najdorf and Ruy Lopez from a young age and throughout his career.

no comment on first two but he wouldve dropped ruy lopez had he faced my bird variation and that is a fact

I also recommend to select similar openings,
E.g. Caro-Kann,

take them out of theory with dubious lines like hillbilly attack, still working on this

Slav Defense, London Opening

i avoid d4-d5 like the bubonic plague

Pirc Defense,

in my opinion, pirc and philidor are the only openings that justify physical assault otb

King's Indian Defense, King's Indian Attack

both seem dependable

French Winawer, Nimzovich Indian Defense, Larsen

these are special in that the passive setups can turn sharp quickly, which i like, but opponents might sidestep it

Sicilian, Benoni, English Opening

my rule of thumb is e4 first and always meet e4 with e5

> Fischer played King's Indian Defense, Sicilian Najdorf and Ruy Lopez from a young age and throughout his career. > no comment on first two but he wouldve dropped ruy lopez had he faced my bird variation and that is a fact > I also recommend to select similar openings, > E.g. Caro-Kann, take them out of theory with dubious lines like hillbilly attack, still working on this > Slav Defense, London Opening i avoid d4-d5 like the bubonic plague > Pirc Defense, in my opinion, pirc and philidor are the only openings that justify physical assault otb > King's Indian Defense, King's Indian Attack both seem dependable > French Winawer, Nimzovich Indian Defense, Larsen these are special in that the passive setups can turn sharp quickly, which i like, but opponents might sidestep it > Sicilian, Benoni, English Opening my rule of thumb is e4 first and always meet e4 with e5
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#5

What can be the best attacking and good opening to play as black

> What can be the best attacking and good opening to play as black
#6

I disagree, it depends on style:

Najdorf
Ruy Lopez
Poisoned Pawn variations
High-risk variations
Very dull and boring variations

you only need to be better than your opponent, no need to be perfect.

There is this joke: 2 men are seeing a grizzly bear running towards them.
The first man says: "The bear is faster than us. Let's not run away but stay and fight him together."
Says the other man: "I dont need to be faster than the bear, I only need to be faster than you!"

I disagree, it depends on style: Najdorf Ruy Lopez Poisoned Pawn variations High-risk variations Very dull and boring variations you only need to be better than your opponent, no need to be perfect. There is this joke: 2 men are seeing a grizzly bear running towards them. The first man says: "The bear is faster than us. Let's not run away but stay and fight him together." Says the other man: "I dont need to be faster than the bear, I only need to be faster than you!"