I recommend Playing 1. d4 d5 2. c4, Queen's Gambit.
I used to be an avid player of the King's Indian Attack, French, and Grand Prix. The last was all right but situational, and I just couldn't fight against the French. But with the Queen's Gambit I found it easier to manage.
Look it up and see how you like it.
p.s. to everyone criticizing his English. It's decent, and if he was unclear simply ask him to clarify what he was saying. Be constructive.
Maybe you don't need a new opening. Maybe you just need to improve your overall technique.
Dont do sidelines. Just stick to the main lines
just focus on tactics until your rating is upwards of 2000. Trying to learn openings without understanding tactics is like trying to build a brick house without bricks.
My gut is too big. Any place I can go to get a new one?
no problem if you got the money, honey
My gut is too big. Any place I can go to get a new one?
no problem if you got the money, honey
Excellent. Now when I screw that one up as well ... do they accept returns?
Needing a new opening is like needing a new fighting stance. Is it the stance that wins the fight or the hits that land?
I'd say it is punching him out when you can and ducking when you can't. Or maybe its the gut. I dunno.
BTW, cornbeefhashvilli is probably the most awesome name in the world.
My gut is too big. Any place I can go to get a new one?
no problem if you got the money, honey
Excellent. Now when I screw that one up as well ... do they accept returns?
Hell yeah. Sue em for malpractice and retire off the 10 million dollar settlement. then you can retire and just do situps and crunches all day to finally get that new gut
I would suggest switching to 1.d4. There are many options that are each fairly low in theory - far lower than the Sicilian. Below is a list of them, and when they are usable (meaning you will need to know more than 1, but if you play e4, you need to know a kazillion openings, so it's still a better deal):
Colle System (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3) - Usable when Black plays Nf6 and e6. This can come via 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6 or a Queen's Indian Setup (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6 etc). Note that if you use it against 1...d5, then you must lean the Slow Slav 3...c6 4.c4 (only good move) Bf5. Also need to know reversed Catalan/Noteboom positions against an early ...c5 without ...e6 by Black
Torre Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 [or g6] 3.Bg5) - Usable when Black plays ...Nf6 move 1 or 2 and no ...d5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bg5 is a mistake because of 3...Ne4! and Black's already equal).
Barry Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4) - Usable when Black plays ...Nf6 and ...g6. Must be willing to play the 150-Attack or Classical Pirc against 3...d6 instead of 3...d5
Veresov (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 or 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5) - Usable against 1...Nf6 or 1...d5. No usable against the Modern (1...g6 - you end up in a main line Modern not a Veresov) or old Benoni 1...c5. Must be willing to transpose to a French Defense
London System (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 and 3.Bf4) - Usable against anything but the Modern, but has very little to offer White in terms of any advantage what-so-ever
Trompowsky Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5) - Usable against 1...Nf6. 2.Bg5 can be tried against 1...d5, but it's significantly weaker.
Needing a new opening is like needing a new fighting stance. Is it the stance that wins the fight or the hits that land?
Both. Custamato taught Tyson to use two gloves cupped over his face with his elbows dropped toward the sides because Tyson is short and it allows maximum guard of his body while maximizing power. Tyson would be at a disadvantage using a Philly style guard because his broad build and stature would take away from his punching power.
Kasparov described Radjabov as one who hasn't learned how to play simpler positions as black, hence Radjabov's dependence on Pirc and King's Indian, and some players like open vs closed or tactical vs strategic positions and vica versa.
astronomer999 wrote:
Time4Tea wrote:
There is no other viable opening for White other than 1.e4 - everything else loses by force. Sorry, but you're just going to have to learn to play against the Sicilian ...
How would you know? 1300 std vs 2000 correspondence rating says you can't play without an open book to guide you.
FYI I get much better results as white using d4, but I play e4 most of the time to make the game harder for me.
Sicilian is a crap defence in my hands, as is French. Scandinavian works better and so does C-K
Good job completely missing the sarcasm in my post :-)
About the rating disparity - I've barely played any live std in the past year. I don't really have time for it.