Mabufo's training Journal

Hello, I'm fairly new to the game of chess - my current rating on the site is a bit inflated. I've been playing chess for the past couple months, and I think I'm getting a little better at it.I live in chicago and hope to join a chess club soemtime in the future.

In the future I'd also like to learn the English opening inside and out. It's my favorite opening, and I really enjoy playing it. the game I'm currently involved in, I sort of messed it up and lost my queen, but I'm dominating the center with pawns, so hopefulle I can grab some healthy counterplay.

I would also like to develop a strong opening repertoire with the english, and possibly the sicilian, or french as black. Currently, I just reply to e4, with e5 - same with d4, because I don't know the theory behind any more elaborate openings. I feel that building a strong repertoire will help me improve my chess playing by leaps and bounds and I hope to do that.

I'd also like to play more OTB games with people in the future, and join an OTB tournament.

Thank you for posting! Openings are important but don't forget, say, tactics training.

I joined a large tournament here on the site, hopefully that should stabilize my rating a bit, and also give me chance to play the english and try to beat the queen's gambit - which is what a lot of players seem to enjoy playing here.