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gingerninja2003

currently as black i play the Sicilian dragon. it gets me good results however i don't enjoy playing it. i'm looking into the Sicilian Najdorf but i want to know more options for openings i can play so i can find the black opening perfect for me. 

GodsPawn2016

<shaking head>

Drop the "agressive" label.  You lost to a 900 player in 8 moves.  

gingerninja2003

that was in blitz. i want an opening where i'm more likely to be attacking.

GodsPawn2016
gingerninja2003 wrote:

that was in blitz. i want an opening where i'm more likely to be attacking.

Any opening has the ability to attack.  

GodsPawn2016

Im going to post this because its what i do when i see these types of posts.  I am willing to bet you will not read, and or ignore my post but...

You dont follow opening principles.

Youre hanging pieces.

Youre misisng simple tactics.

Your main conern should be tactics...tactics...tactics...opening principles, and double checking your moves.  I have no idea why lower rated players always think they are "tactical" and "agressive"

Crazy_Assassin

By aggressive the only opening that's come to mind as black is SICILIAN .. BUT HEY just watch this super chess kids , what they are sharing.. The most shocking reality of chess https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R9OhXch8G20

kindaspongey

"... anyone who is just starting out should not dive into the vast ocean of theory that is the Najdorf. For beginners, the time invested in studying even minor lines can be more productively used solving tactical puzzles and basic endgame technique.
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... In some lines, a good understanding of basic principles will take you far, while in others, such as the Poisoned Pawn (6 Bg5 e6 7 f4 Qb6!?), memorization is a must, as one wrong move can cost you the game in the blink of an eye. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626175558/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen87.pdf

kindaspongey

Various Sicilian options are discussed in Starting Out: The Sicilian, 2nd Edition by John Emms (2009)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627122350/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen123.pdf

kindaspongey

"It is important for club players to build up a suitable opening repertoire. ..." - GM Artur Yusupov (2010)

"Each player should choose an opening that attracts him. Some players are looking for a gambit as White, others for Black gambits. Many players that are starting out (or have bad memories) want to avoid mainstream systems, others want dynamic openings, and others want calm positional pathways. It’s all about personal taste and personal need.
For example, if you feel you’re poor at tactics you can choose a quiet positional opening (trying to hide from your weakness and just play chess), or seek more dynamic openings that engender lots of tactics and sacrifices (this might lead to more losses but, over time, will improve your tactical skills and make you stronger)." - IM Jeremy Silman (January 28, 2016)

"... In the middlegame and especially the endgame you can get a long way through relying on general principles and the calculation of variations; in the opening you can go very wrong very quickly if you don't know what ideas have worked and what haven't in the past. It has taken hundreds of years of trial and error by great minds like Alekhine and, in our day, Kasparov to reach our current knowledge of the openings. ..." - GM Neil McDonald (2001)

"... Before moving on to a discussion of specifics, here are a few general thoughts on opening play. Note that I propose a few principles rather than provide a whole list of outmoded opening dos and don'ts. I feel that such a list inhibits creativity in the opening, and encourages beginners to play like automatons, almost never deviating from the Giuoco Piano (the chess equivalent of 'Chopsticks' on the piano). ..." - FM Graham Burgess in The Mammoth Book of Chess

"... Nearly 170 pages [in The Mammoth Book of Chess] are ... devoted to various chess openings. ..." - Steve Goldberg (2010)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093123/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review756.pdf

gingerninja2003

 what i really wanted was an opening where both players castle opposite sides. i like playing those kind of games. 

gingerninja2003
GodsPawn2016 wrote:

Im going to post this because its what i do when i see these types of posts.  I am willing to bet you will not read, and or ignore my post but...

You dont follow opening principles.

Youre hanging pieces.

Youre misisng simple tactics.

Your main conern should be tactics...tactics...tactics...opening principles, and double checking your moves.  I have no idea why lower rated players always think they are "tactical" and "agressive"

i'm a lot better OTB i just want an opening where both players castle opposite sides.

your probably just look at games where i lose. it's called cherry picking. 

kindaspongey

I think the Emms book discusses issues like opposite side castling.

4panzer

benon defend

gingerninja2003

are there any openings where black is very likely to castle queen-side.

GodsPawn2016

Has anyone posting suggested openings actually looked at the OPs games?

gingerninja2003

i agree. i don't really like gambits i just want an opening where i can castle the opposite side to white. 

GodsPawn2016
Arjun316694 wrote:
GodsPawn2016 wrote:

Has anyone posting suggested openings actually looked at the OPs games?

you gotta take a chill-pill

If i was anymore relaxed id be asleep.  Im just asking, if anyone is bothering to take the time to look at the OPs games, or if they are just blindly offering advice.  And bad advice on top of that.