How should we know the main aim of openings?
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This topic may be useful for beginners and GM as everyone would get new experiance.
- How could i know the main
aim of a certian opening ?
(like queen's gambit aiming to
sacrifying the queen's pawn . or as
french deffence , you try to put
pressure on d4 pawn)
- How could i know the best move
i can play if i forgot a move according
to opening princpal or my opponent
moved a piece that i didn't study it?
in conclusion , how to make studying
opennings more simple and easier?
Yeah
Jan 4, 2024
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depending on the opening you're learning, you can try to learn themes in the opening rather than specific moves. For example in looking at the Ruy Lopez for white, obviously you want to remember that a main idea is to expand in the center with c3 d4, but also side ideas like that a well timed a4 can often destabilize blacks queenside, that your b1 knight may often like to route to g3 via Nd2 -> Nf1 if the position is closed, and that the f5 square is often very useful if you are looking for a kingside attack.
If you can pick out a few themes like this you notice in many of the lines, even if you don't necessarily memorize the line, you always have a couple of first candidate choices that'll probably be good to look at when you're lost.
