Better with black pieces

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Avatar of 1981bole

So i am hovering around 1600 rating here, nothing serious. And noticed that my win rate as black is significantly higher, for anywhere up to 5 percentage points depending on sample. 

Thus i messed a bit with pgn_s and came to some interesting stats accross 900+ games sample. 

Points as black won are 53.44%. Points as white only 48.16%. As black good at caro kann with 55%. Good with all c6 defenses really with 62% in english with smaller sample and decent queen pawn defense at 48%. 

But then comes white. I though that leak is sicilian as i dont like it but it turns that i can play it with 53%. But then comes problems. My opening of choice is kings gambit, granted it is fun but not effective when i am sacrificing all over the board, 48%. Then there are problems. Vs french 37.5% as white over 50 games sample, jeez. vs caro kann 42%. Scandinavian 44%. 

So while it is obvious where i have to put in the work if i want to better as white i would still like to ask for any ideas about interesting white openings to pick. 

Avatar of ChessOath

CK: 42% as White and 55% as Black. I don't really understand this. If you understand this opening well enough to score 55% with it as Black, how can it be such a weakness as White? Playing against your own openings should be a sure way to get good results.

The whole thing is a bit strange, but the CK stats in particular confuse me. Maybe you play a line as White that you struggle against as Black? If that is the case then that mystery is solved. Play a line as White that you are strong against as Black. A position you play well, probably from both sides.

Avatar of Tactisch

With white pieces, work on tempi; how it works and how it is used to gain initiative, which leads to improved piece placement and sound sacrificial tactical play.  

1. g4

for example, 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 e6 5. Qa4+ Qd7 Qxg4 common trap.

Grob teaches one how to attack; Grob's Attack A00:  Irregular opening.  The Hurst attack, the Fritz gambit, all of these lines teach initiative, strength by force and will put black on a serious defense early and often in open games with lots of tactical shots and piece traps, as well as queen sack lines and most importantly, lessons in tempi.