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Avatar of beebejoe

I have spent time trying to learn unorthodox chess openings, but now I want to learn bigger and more main openings.  I am trying to learn the queen's gambit declined and king's gambit for white, and the french for black, along with an opening vs. 1. d4 that I have not decided yet.  If I want to learn these openings, what should I do?

Thanks

Avatar of birdboy1

um, you can't really choose to play the QGD as white.  Black chooses whether to accept it or decline it.

The french is hard to play for beginners because you end up with a bad bishop that you can't really make use of.  I would recommend the caro kann because it involves the same ideas(breaking down the center, play on the queenside) without a c8 bishop worth less than white's e4 pawn.  If you want to learn the king's gambit that's your choice but it is weakening your kingside and if you cannot spot tactics very well I would recommend learning something more mainline like the ruy or QG

Avatar of DrSpudnik

uh...get a book on each and look at how GMs do it and see if it makes sense to you. It sounds like a weird combination of openings, but I guess if you want to diversify like this, it may well pay off.

What to play against d4 as Black? Dutch? Indian openings? (Nimzo? Bogo? Queen's? King's...) QGA or D? You had better figure something out before starting or you'll never settle down to one.

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Avatar of ncubbie

You can also just play the opening in blitz games.  After every game look it up and see what you should have played instead

Avatar of beebejoe

Okay, so I'll be learning 1. d4 openings and maybe king's gambit for white, and the caro-kann for black.  I'll have to take a look at the dutch/indian defenses/queen's gambit accepted or declined for black. 

Thanks to all.

PS: should I learn QGD before learning any other response to d4?  Thanks again.

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sherayba wrote:

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That seems to be a link to a training program for Certified Nurse Assistants.

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