Do you:
- Develop all your pieces before looking to move them again?
- Try and control the centre of the board?
- Castle early on?
- Keep an eye out for basic tactics?
At your level, if you find yourself coming out of the opening with a lost position, you aren't doing one or more of these. Guaranteed. Hey, I saved you the trouble of buying a book!
Also, looking at your last match against candyass4ever, I would say your opening was absolutely fine.
Well I think the fourth one, "keep an eye out for basic tactics," is somewhat question-begging. Learning to do that might be why he wants the book.
Well I think the fourth one, "keep an eye out for basic tactics," is somewhat question-begging. Learning to do that might be why he wants the book.
Well, I don't see that an openings book is the best way to go about improving basic tactical ability.
Alright, thanks guys.
I've got FCO: Fundamental Chess Openings in my library, only one I have. Its by Paul Van der Sterren. It mainly goes off center lines open and defenses, but shows some really interesting variations. It also does a great job of explaining "why" not just "what." The book does assume you understand the concepts Mr. Waller posted above though.
Hey everyone, I was wondering if any of you had any suggestions for a good book on the opening? It is my worst phase and I should improve.