1_a31-0 wrote:
"Chess is an art, science, and a sport"
-- Anatoly Karpov
Chess is a craft. Experience and technique count for more than adherence to theoretical ideals.
Why the heck does everybody I play play extremely off-beat openings?
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ghost_of_pushwood wrote:
Beer is also a craft.
And it tastes damn good too!
Jan 17, 2020
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KingSideInvasion wrote:
These are just some examples of the crazy openings that people in the 1500 range play against me. It doesn't make any sense, and most of the time I can exploit them just fine and some times I make a mistake, but why the heck do people play this and how am I supposed to prepare? I would seriously rather play some opening in which the position is more equal but I know the theory than this. Can somebody tell me why people play this and how to deal with these?
Thanks.
Well, not only 1500s use rare systems. And it's not necessary to prove those systems are playable but to take the opponent from familiar waters, which is a sound strategy in most cases.
How? Say we have a ~1500ish player who has studied an opening system in detail well into the middlegame. Yes, his overall results say he's a 1500 but when playing that particular system his initial moves are indistinguishable from those of a GM. Then running into some risks to not let him use his memory may not be such a bad idea.
On how to deal with rare systems: There's no solution that applies to each and every case. However, clearly unsound systems often exhibit more than one weak link. For example, if a Queen leaves d1 very soon, there might be an opportunity to make a play against c2 with Nd4 or Nb4. Or those that like to double fianchetto early in the game may find troubles developing their own Knights, later on, should their rivals have occupied the center with pawns. In any case, keep in mind that a chess game isn't about having a likely good or solid position at one moment but positions which can, in good probability, evolve into better ones, and those unsound systems are tagged like that because they often lead into dead ends.
Please just play e4 and e5 once I had an opponent who played a3...b3...c3 and so on
I have played over 5,500 games and 85% were played with those moves. All of the standard moves have extensive back ground and percentages of winning.
I thought why not take all that history and just throw it the hell out and see if the guy can beat me straight up.
I like the a3 and h3 myself,