PEOPLE, PEOPLE AND PEOPLE! It is me this forum is about, not about some idiot who claims to have solved the game. So my game, you people think, is boring. Okay, I will play d4. But I find 1.d4 boring. ;)
Should I play 1.d4?
1.d4 is so exceiting people dont get how exceiting it is so they think its boring.Plus listen i dont think you should change from d4 to e4 how long have you been polaying e4?
Point d4 is not boring but only change to d4 if your are playing opponents rated 500 points lower than you in your case 900 which i havent seen OTB tournaments or when you are atleast NM and have seen 300 games with d4.
1. You cannot have a style at that level (already told by someone else).
2. From your games it's apparent that your problem is your overall positional understanding, and not your openings' choice (which is the last thing you should be concerned about right now).
- In the first game, 9.Bg5+ is wrong- the bishop does not belong there (it can be harassed by the always useful move ...h6, while Black's king many times goes to e8 unprovoked), 10.Re1 pointless (e5-e6 is rarely a threat here) and 11.Nc3? a serious positional mistake, since it allows Black the dream Berlin scenario: exchanging his black-squared bishop for a knight. The fact Black did not exchange even when provoked by 15.a3? shows that he did not understand much of it, either...but anyway: after 11.Nc3? Bb4! white already stands somewhat worse.
Should I go on with the other games?
Not saying the OP is necessarily one of these guys but you know you're wasting your breath (keyboard strokes) on a lot of people. They're going to continue prioritizing opening study and learn complex "variations", even when their tactical ability is around 1100 and they have significant positional gaps. I just happen to be lucky in that I like spending hours a day studying tactical positions and discussing them, playing the variations out against Stockfish, etc.
1. You cannot have a style at that level (already told by someone else).
2. From your games it's apparent that your problem is your overall positional understanding, and not your openings' choice (which is the last thing you should be concerned about right now).
- In the first game, 9.Bg5+ is wrong- the bishop does not belong there (it can be harassed by the always useful move ...h6, while Black's king many times goes to e8 unprovoked), 10.Re1 pointless (e5-e6 is rarely a threat here) and 11.Nc3? a serious positional mistake, since it allows Black the dream Berlin scenario: exchanging his black-squared bishop for a knight. The fact Black did not exchange even when provoked by 15.a3? shows that he did not understand much of it, either...but anyway: after 11.Nc3? Bb4! white already stands somewhat worse.
Should I go on with the other games?
Thanks a lot! I believe that your suggestions will improve my play. I want to ask you how can I find the best move in a position? And how can I improve my positional chess??
however, only I would win with both sides. you don't know the forced lines
So, you're saying you go both ways...?
Thanks a lot! I believe that your suggestions will improve my play. I want to ask you how can I find the best move in a position? And how can I improve my positional chess??
Surest method: Study the classics. Everything you need to know is there. You can start from the father of positional play, Steinitz, and slowly move forward.
And forget that "1.d4 is better than 1.e4" nonsence once, and for all.
actually Qe2 is the best move
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