French Defense: Paulsen Variation (I need some help)
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Yereslov wrote:
Khan never read a single chess book in his life and never focused on opening theory, yet he was one of the best players for a short period of seven years.
Opening theory is useless. Anyone with great understanding of the game would never bother memorizing lines. They would play and learn.
Capablanca didn't know much opening theory either and yet he was good but you see there is a corolation between the two players they both had very short periods of greatness they might have excellent natural abilty but eventually you need to know theory or else you will be beaten and opening theory is far from useless
blasterdragon wrote:
Yereslov wrote:
Khan never read a single chess book in his life and never focused on opening theory, yet he was one of the best players for a short period of seven years.
Opening theory is useless. Anyone with great understanding of the game would never bother memorizing lines. They would play and learn.
Capablanca didn't know much opening theory either and yet he was good but you see there is a corolation between the two players they both had very short periods of greatness they might have excellent natural abilty but eventually you need to know theory or else you will be beaten and opening theory is far from useless
It had more to do with the fact that he understood the game at a higher level. When you have good understanding, opening theory is useless.
Khan never read a single chess book in his life and never focused on opening theory, yet he was one of the best players for a short period of seven years.
Opening theory is useless. Anyone with great understanding of the game would never bother memorizing lines. They would play and learn.