@george_mcgeorge thanks
@george_mcgeorge thanks
@george_mcgeorge thanks
@Aarush_Pandey said in #9:
@RoundMoundOfUnsound Are there any studies on lichess for this topic?
There are many studies on Lichess covering openings and basic principles of openings.
I have written many on this topic, starting with absolute beginner basics, and then continuing in my intermediate and advanced courses.
All my studies are linked from this top level study:
Jomega Studies Table of Contentshttps://lichess.org/study/ac6JRqJk
There is no shortage of chess content on the internet but usually anything that is published offers little or no edge because everyone has access to it.
The exception is if you find a gold mine before everyone else but when people go on reputation that becomes impossible.
I prefer 4 moves mate cus its quick and super easy to remember cus its only four moves
@dpchess2011 I would advise you to only use it with those who are 1000 or less rated. Not anyone else. Though, it depends on you! I made the same mistake. When I learnt some mature chess rules of developing pieces, my rating increased. Just an advise
and @jomega Thanks! It will be helpful
I filtered your over 3 minute games (about 80 of them) and had a look at some. The computer gives your opening moves different names (hungarian, zukertort, modern, kings indian), but basically you love to advance the b or g pawn one square and put your bishop behind it. (fianchetto)
One thing that nearly all the fienchetto style openings allow the player to do is to hang back and react to what your opponent plays, then you attack after the first few moves. You are also surprising your opponents with unconventional move orders. That is not a bad thing, it seems to work for you a rating over 1500 is not bad at all.
I would offer three bits of advice.
Play some games with a longer time limit (10 min) to give yourself more thinking time in the opening.
Still play games as black in the style you have learnt, it seems to work.
As white, learn one of the openings where you set up solidly in the centre and don't fienchetto at all. You dont need to learn moves by heart. Just play games with a plan. eg e4, knights out first if you can, bishops out next, get through the first 5 or 6 moves by being solid and not blundering, then look at creating an attack. Mix it up by trying out attacking with a second pawn in the centre (like the queens gambit) or castling opposite side to your opponent and attack on the other side with pawns backed up by other peices and see what works. If things go well, see if you can see why. If things go badly, learn from how your opponent punished you. You will find it a completely different style of play. The reason I have not suggested other central set ups, like the Italian game or the London is that I think you may find them less exciting than the way you usually play. The two ideas I have suggested, a gambit style or an opposite side pawn storm both offer easier to spot attacking opportunities.
For many, a good starting point (for openings) would be:
"... For beginning players, [the book, Discovering Chess Openings by GM Emms,] will offer an opportunity to start out on the right foot and really get a feel for what is happening on the board. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/https://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Chess-Openings-Building-Principles/dp/1857444191?asin=1857444191&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1
I think that this quote gives the basic idea about an amateur learning about a specific opening:
"... The way I suggest you study this book is to play through the main games once, relatively quickly, and then start playing the variation in actual games. Playing an opening in real games is of vital importance - without this kind of live practice it is impossible to get a 'feel' for the kind of game it leads to. There is time enough later for involvement with the details, after playing your games it is good to look up the line. ..." - GM Nigel Davies (2005)
In a nutshell, pick up what you can from quickly playing over some games (skipping a lot of the details). Then use your own games as a guide for where to learn more. I once wasted a lot of time, reading about the position after 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 dxc4 5 a4 Bf5 6 e3 e6 7 Bxc4 Bb4 8 O-O O-O 9 Qe2, only to realize (eventually) that the position never arose in any of my games.
"... Ideas Behind the Chess Openings is seriously out of date. ... It cannot be recommended to the modern student seeking to improve his or her understanding of opening theory." https://web.archive.org/web/20140708112658/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review315.pdf
I also think that the utility of the book is somewhat limited by the scarcity of illustrative games (a common failing, even for many more recent books of this sort).
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