It is very tempting to study openings but I have started to believe that endgamestudies are more rewarding. But, after all, having fun is Key and endgames can but "sub-fun"
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If anyone needs information on openings, I can give it to you. I'm typing up the move lists for a lot of different openings that I've been studying. The format is as follows:
French Defense
C00-C19
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5..............................................C01
3. e5 Advance Variation.............................C02
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I list the different variations, along with their ECO code. If you want one of these, post which opening you want in this forum, and I'll send it to you via your chess.com email. All I ask in return is that you play me in a game using that opening.
(And if you could give me end game advice after we finish the game, that would be appreciated as well.)
I've been playing chess since I was seven (currently fifteen), but I've just recently started studying the game. I've been studying a bit of strategy, but I've mostly been studying openings, which I know is the opposite of how you're supposed to do it. I'm planning on checking out a book on endgames from my library during the summer. The openings I'm familiar with are: Four Knights Game, Giuoco Piano, French Defense, Caro-Kann Defense, and I'm studying the Sicilian Defense. I'm familiar with several variations of each.
I've been on chess.com since August or so, and I belong to two chess clubs - one at my home junior high school, and another at my school for advanced math, science, and tech classes.