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2nd July 2009, 01:26pm
#1
by eddiewsox
Chicago United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 1659

Do you think that playing Chess 960 will help your regular game, hurt it, or have no effect?

2nd July 2009, 01:49pm
#2
by WanderingWinder
United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 1109

It will definitely help because right now I'm way too reliant on my opening systems. Basically, it will help m strenghten my middlegame up quite a bit without actually having to go through the tedious work of learning a whole new set of openings to avoid getting swept off the board.

2nd July 2009, 05:11pm
#3
by ghostofmaroczy
United States
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 626

Playing Chess960 will help because you will reach endgames just the same as standard chess.  Developing your endgame skill is the best way to improve.  Playing Chess960 will allow you to work on endgames without worrying about reams of theory.

2nd July 2009, 05:43pm
#4
by Narz
Pitman, NJ United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 3358

it probably wouldn't hurt though your openings might get rusty if you played it exculsively.

 

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