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Aggressive openings / advice on how to avoid draws?
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Aug 19, 2024
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#4
I'm just messing with you, I found a new opening the Scotch Gambit its good for 1500-2000.
Amazing that you’ve done so well. I like e4 as white since it offers deadly sharp lines and less positional games. If they copy e4, there are a few lines that can actually lead to mate or severe winning advantages. That would take care of your copying problem mostly since no one really plays e5 anymore. I see it about 15 percent of the time or less. If you are drawing in Sicilian positions, I don’t know what to tell you lol. Hope this helped some.
ChessMasterGS wrote:
Decided to post here as it seems the discussion is far more mature than in other clubs
I'm around 1500 rated in USCF regular currently, which is decent as my state is big on their regionally based rating system but not so much on national or international rating... that being said, maintaining it is hard, especially as severely underrated players are joining Open sections and trouncing my rating by playing for a draw.
For the last 5ish years I've started most of my games with c4 with White and c5 with Black (assuming they don't play d4 as White), but what I've noticed is that my opponents will simply copy my moves and go into the Ultra-Symmetrical line, and this serves them well even if they have no idea what the opening theory actually is.
That being said, I'm looking for some new opening lines to explore just so that I can start expanding my playbook a bit more; preferably something that's aggressive and has good potential for early positional advantages, or just confuse my more higher rated opponents if they aren't familiar with how to respond. Mostly interested in how experts and masters think but open to any and all feedback!
I mean c5 against e4 should work well. Even c5 against d4 can be good. Against lower rated players who are going for a draw, playing a suboptimal move might be good in some situations if it helps you create some imbalance and put you in a better position to take advantage of your superior skill.
Aug 19, 2024
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#10
d4 white and bring your bishop and knight and rook and castle queens side, attack king
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#13
the french against e4 always gives me good chances, I almost never draw with it
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#14
Definetally the queens indian/ nimzo indian against d4. I usually never play symmetrical openings like e4 e5 because white always gets a solid position, but it works for me against lower rated players.
Aug 19, 2024
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#15
Play e4 as white and follow up with f4, the Kings Gambit, if they play e5. If they respond to e4 with c5, play d4, the Smith-Mora. As black, respond to e4 with e5, and respond to d4 with Nf3 and try for a Nimzo-Indian or Gruenfeld or a Benoni if you want sharp lines.
Well gambits are bad OTB because your opponent has a lot of time to calculate and figure out how to refute your ideas and traps.
Aug 19, 2024
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#17
There’s another school of thought on gambits which is that OTB with the clock ticking refuting them is easier said than done. I’ve had good luck with gambits even in correspondence games where the clock isn’t ticking. But regardless, it’s important to play openings you enjoy and suit your style of play.
It seems like you play solid but don't generate much pressure. I'm basing this off your high bullet rating and lower rating in longer time controls. Studying and practicing endgames will give you a better feel for where to go in the middle game. There are a lot of equal looking endgames that are very hard to defend practically for masters let alone club players. Not to mention the equal looking endgames that are just winning or losing. Also taking the time to find the best move not just a good move. Sometimes finding a few very strong moves is what applies the extra pressure. The extra pressure provoking the mistake out of your opponent.
Aug 19, 2024
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#19
breakfastitem1 wrote:
It seems like you play solid but don't generate much pressure. I'm basing this off your high bullet rating and lower rating in longer time controls.
Fair, but this is the case for many players who are good at bullet; there aren't many chances to practice classical (unless you count 15|10) on chess.com so that contributes to my lack of games in rapid in general online.
ChessMasterGS wrote:
breakfastitem1 wrote:
It seems like you play solid but don't generate much pressure. I'm basing this off your high bullet rating and lower rating in longer time controls.
Fair, but this is the case for many players who are good at bullet; there aren't many chances to practice classical (unless you count 15|10) on chess.com so that contributes to my lack of games in rapid in general online.
"A 10|0 a day keeps the draws away." - Greg
Decided to post here as it seems the discussion is far more mature than in other clubs
I'm around 1500 rated in USCF regular currently, which is decent as my state is big on their regionally based rating system but not so much on national or international rating... that being said, maintaining it is hard, especially as severely underrated players are joining Open sections and trouncing my rating by playing for a draw.
For the last 5ish years I've started most of my games with c4 with White and c5 with Black (assuming they don't play d4 as White), but what I've noticed is that my opponents will simply copy my moves and go into the Ultra-Symmetrical line, and this serves them well even if they have no idea what the opening theory actually is.
That being said, I'm looking for some new opening lines to explore just so that I can start expanding my playbook a bit more; preferably something that's aggressive and has good potential for early positional advantages, or just confuse my more higher rated opponents if they aren't familiar with how to respond. Mostly interested in how experts and masters think but open to any and all feedback!