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Applying the opening principles in my OTB ECF graded matches

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Here is the chess.com article titled:  "The Principles of the Opening - for Beginners!"  http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-principles-of-the-opening   Here is the chess.com page titled:  "Study Plan for Beginners:  The Opening!"  http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-beginners-the-opening2 

 

The opening two links are the theory, and I won't repeat the theory here.  But as this blog post, like all my blog posts are about my Over The Board chess "career" I will analyise if I have actually applied the principles in my actual chess games. 

 

All of these games are Over The Board chess games, and they all ECF graded games.  And I do know all of the opening principles in theory, hopefully I managed to apply them in practice. 

 

As I have just completed the milestone of my first 50 ECF graded games, it seems as good a time as any to review my play in these games. 

 

The games only go as far as move 10 as I am just concentrating on reviewing my play in the opening with regards to the opening principles.  If I was black in the game I have already flipped the board so you can see the game how I would have seen it over the board.  Here we go then: 



 

 

 

 





I am aware that most of the commentry in my games is pretty basic and obvious.  Finally although my chess.com rating is well over 1400, I still believe the study plan for beginners is useful.  I have studied things like transpositions for an indermediate level but this is not for this article. 

 

I am planning to review all 50 games that I have played but for now here are my first 5.  How well did I do in applying the principles of the opening?  Please comment below.