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23rd July 2009, 12:44pm
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by king_warrior
Krusevac Serbia
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I know that this is pretty stupid question, but does anybody know any site where one can find general plans and ideas in  openings,  explained? Thanks.

23rd July 2009, 01:00pm
#2
by chessoholicalien
Missouri United States
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23rd July 2009, 01:51pm
#3
by king_warrior
Krusevac Serbia
Member Since: Feb 2009
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thanks, but this is not what I ment. I think this can not be find on the internet...

23rd July 2009, 01:56pm
#4
by chessoholicalien
Missouri United States
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well I think the Wiki page does quite well in explaining the general opening principles and summarizing the various categories of openings.

Maybe you should buy this book then:

http://www.amazon.com/Ideas-Behind-Chess-Openings-Algebraic/dp/0812917561/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1248382548&sr=8-1

It's a bit dated but still considered a classic.

23rd July 2009, 02:00pm
#5
by kissinger
seattle United States
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this site, "openings",  any of the billion chess books on openings and opening theory, the internet search engines, opening chess theory, reuben Fine wrote a classic on the openings dealing with your very question....

12th August 2009, 12:09am
#6
by iliosis
Pskov Russia
Member Since: Jan 2009
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I just memorize a lot of openings, that is probably why my chess960 rating is so low, sigh, need to work on the endgame :(...Anybody have good articles on that?

12th August 2009, 12:17am
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by king_warrior
Krusevac Serbia
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 612

not me, sorry

12th August 2009, 12:45am
#8
by Scarblac
Arnhem Netherlands
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 2009

A few recent books have tried to do this (Fine's book is said to be very outdated):

John Watson's "Mastering the Chess Openings", parts 1-3

Djuric's "Chess Opening Essentials", volumes 1-3

I would guess that Watson's is more suitable for slightly more advanced players, but I haven't read any of these books.

 

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