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What is your favorite kind of opening to play?

What is your favorite kind of opening to play?

  • Open
  • Semi-Open/Closed
  • Closed

Created on March 22, 2011 | 6052 Votes | 28 Comments

Comments


  • 2 years ago

    dancessolo

    open is more excited...

  • 2 years ago

    Bestbythetest

    e4 - ^^best by ....

  • 2 years ago

    kvlc

    Semi-open leads to tactical as well as strategic situations.

  • 2 years ago

    georgeeric999

    I like semi open the best because it gives you control, but you can still attack and go for crazy checkmates.

  • 2 years ago

    CheapShotFail

    semi open, then you have just about equal protection as you do attacks, leading to exchanges to manipulate...

  • 2 years ago

    Matthew11

    closed, then you don't have to worry about attacks

  • 2 years ago

    Garvanko

    What Coopah said.

    i like open opening as I prefer dynamic games where I can develop my strategic thinking while enjoying the match.

  • 2 years ago

    Coopah

    It really depends on what side you are playing.

    For white open, for black semi-open (IMO)

  • 2 years ago

    Ulbras

    With white open, with black semi-closed-open-closed, depending on whites game.

  • 2 years ago

    Ckhaan

    White: e4 most of the time.

    Black: d5 almost any game.

    => Open. Besides, they are so much fun, especially at bullet games.

  • 2 years ago

    chesshoudini

    Semi-Open 

  • 2 years ago

    Chess4001

    Flank openings :)

  • 2 years ago

    h777

    Semi-Open/Closed

  • 2 years ago

    Deranged

    I like semi-open games more than semi-closed ones.

  • 2 years ago

    rich

    I don't know really, I suppose the Trompowsky classes as semi open

  • 2 years ago

    Karavardanyan

    I like playing both, when its open I try to get active bishops and strong pawn islands, when playing close, knights are very powerful and strong pawn structures are advantage, also, beginners like me trade material without analyzing if they win position or a piece from trade, never trade to just trade :)

  • 2 years ago

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