Road to #1 in Classical (Week 1)

in the English, I know that there are multiple ideas. Do you usually go for the queenside attack, or e3 and d4, etc.? Sorry, I don't know too much about 1.c4, but it's a very interesting opening that is for sure worth exploring.

@mysterious_expert sounds good! You’re an impressive player. Yes it’ll be quite the climb for us both. As long as people like @TheSelim are in the way. :) Good luck to you too.

@mysterious_expert yes, that’s the excitement at least for me with the English. There are so many ideas and plans to implement. Sometimes I’ll go for queenside, other times kingside. You can truly get lost in the sea of the English.

Thanks to @mysterious_expert for the time and chess wisdom he poured into this post! Pure gold! Is there any way we can support your efforts in a more tangible way than just "thumbing up" your posts?

Please, let us know.

@mysterious_expert Hi there! Thank you for making this post - it's not ruined, and I'm looking forward to your future posts.

Last night I reported this guy for spamming the chat and inciting arguments, and within 15 minutes I got a notification telling me someone I reported was banned: media.discordapp.net/attachments/553919749663490082/743762006817112094/unknown.png

Don't let people like this discourage you, there are still lots of people here that want to learn from you.

Thanks again.

Oh yes when it is I am 9 yers old fell free to chalange me on chess.com my username is advay2401 and on chess24 same id

@FynnActon It honestly depends on your preference; I play 25 minute games, because I cannot play a longer game in front of an electronic without getting distracted and losing focus.

@picchiolu I am glad you enjoyed :) Reading the post and giving a thumbs up is enough to support my efforts :) The goal is to help you guys learn!

@escapingreality204 Thank you! I guess too many people reported him, and he got chatbanned. This of course is not going to discourage me, he's just some troll. I will be back next Wednesday with more games and analysis!

Appreciate posts like this, keep up the good work. Will you also play 1.e4? so that we e4 players can also learn from your opening analysis?
About the post, it is certainly not ruined but trolls should be leashed to keep this site a safe place for chess lovers.

@Epitomaniac of course I will! I play d4 and e4. In fact, I just played a classical game with e4 which will be featured in next week's post :)