French.
Can you help me decide
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AnthonyCG wrote:
The only thing about the French is that it's not newbie friendly. It's friendly towards bad play by White.
No, actually it's one of those openings where if white doesn't have the right plan in mind his center falls to pieces with no compensation. White has to understand that he still can't attack until his space edge is better consolidated. A new newbie should learn the basics though if he hasn't already, but anyone who makes it to 1200 could play the french, if they were up to it and liked it's style, because many don't. They can get their sharp tactics an alternative way, via tactical problems and studying attacking players, works for me.
AnthonyCG wrote:
Don't newbies always attack?
I think most, but as a beginner I didn't even know how to mate with anything other than two rooks or more against a bare king. Attacking is generally a more popular style (or preference?), but also beginners at first don't understand any concepts besisdes an immediate mate of the king and when they see Morphy they start making a bunch of unsound sacs. But it's perfectly possible to be low rated and not have the intentions to be an attacker. They appreciate the subtler side, even though they don't know how to play that way properly yet but can learn with time.
So although people say "play open games" and stuff, it's not like it's mandatory to play mostly open games, because I didn't. Maybe it's the ideal way, but if that way annoys you, then you can pick other ways.
I also narrowed it down to the pric forgot to mention that or do you all think I should still play the french.