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Hey @Overlyunskilled, check out this article for the 10 best chess openings. Personally I would recommend the French or as @TameLava said above, the Caro-Kann.
Cheers,
mocl125
slobodan007 wrote:
If u love positional play the French
As an avid French player, there is SO MUCH WRONG with the above statement it isn't even funny!
First off, to say that you are a "positional player" or a "tactical player" already makes you a chess imbecile! A closed center doesn't automatically make the game position and an open center doesn't automatically make the game tactical.
You go tell any French player or King's Indian player that because the position is closed, it must be positional, or any Berlin player or Petroff player that the game must be loaded with tactics because the position is open, and they will laugh at you so hard your face will turn beet red!
If you are looking for King safety, your best responses to 1.e4 are either 1...e5 or 1...c6. Neither are completely void of tactics. No opening is void of tactics. But to say that the French Defense is a positional opening is the biggest utter joke I have ever seen. Some lines, like the Exchange, may be dull, but the French is not a "positional opening". Quite frankly, there is no such thing as a "positional opening" or "tactical opening". Instead, openings should be compared by pawn center that results from it, whether it be Closed (French Advance, French Steinitz, Classical King's Indian), Mobile (Grunfeld, Alekhine), Open (Petroff, Berlin, French Tarrasch with 3...c5, French Exchange), Static (Queen's Gambit Declined, London, Colle), or Dynamic (Fianchetto King's Indian, many Sicilian lines, etc).
Honestly slobodan007's respect for the English language is so poor that I don't think any competent person should deign to give him a response.
Well, once. Someone played e4. I done custom out for it
FloatyFloat wrote:
Honestly slobodan007's respect for the English language is so poor that I don't think any competent person should deign to give him a response.
Don't worry about that stupid clown! Slobodan007 is a 1500 player and is clearly clueless. Here he is talking about how the French can't lead to an open position, and then starts spewing Steinitz, which I specifically stated his system as one of those under the category of the "Closed" Center, and so he is totally clueless and not worth arguing with.
The French is a prime example of how you can't categorize any one opening into one category. Clearly he doesn't understand the difference between 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc3 5.Nf3 Qb6 and 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8.O-O Be7 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.Nb3 Nce4, and since the number of letters in his Country's name is higher than his IQ, trying to explain it to him is hopeless!
ny thrillerfan you say slubodan007 is a 1500 player and is clearly clueless and maybe thats true but isnt that statement relative to your own elo because if a 2300 elo player called your comments clueless does that make it true just a thought
ThrillerFan wrote:
... Quite frankly, there is no such thing as a "positional opening" or "tactical opening". Instead, openings should be compared by pawn center that results from it, whether it be Closed ..., Mobile ..., Open ..., Static ..., or Dynamic ...
"Building a repertoire ... we will take the idealized situation of someone starting from square one ... The first step is to think about your personal style. Do you prefer open, tactical positions or closed, strategic positions? ..." - GM John Nunn (1998)
"... 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)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/opening-questions-and-a-dream-mate
Hello everyone
I was wondering if you could advice me on a opening for black against 1.e4 for my playing style.
I (think) am:
.a cautious playe (i love positional games and i'm in complete love with my pawns)
.I've good eye to understand my opponent plans/threats (the stronger player in my chess club say i'm very good at defending but i should study more tactics to play faster in blitz games)
.I'm quite poor at elaborating my own plans or taking truly strategical advantage from some move. I tend to avoid overly sharp or complicated lines (doesn't sound good i know...)
As black, i played the Scandinavian and the French. I actually like both but i always felt that:
in the french i don't take full advantage and either get in a cramped position, lose to much space and can't counter it well enough or just tend to blunder against well prepared opponent.
The scandinavian is very easy to play but i rarely won with it. And i often feel awkward playing it...
I haven't looked yet at line 1...c5 or 1...e5 because, from what i heard, opponent can dictate the opening direction they want and it demands quite a bit of preparation. I know i just have to try to see what fits but i like your advice. But i'm looking for felxibility too so maybe i should just go with it.
My rating is better than shown here, i'm about 1400 in blitz on litchess and 1550 in daily games (so still quite beginner but not as much beginner than shown here
)
Cheers!