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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_opening
thanks, but this is not what I ment. I think this can not be find on the internet...
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.
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....
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?
not me, sorry
A few recent books have tried to do this (Fine's book is said to be very outdated):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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