Study master games on the current opening, specialy if they have comment's, buy a opening book.
Ideal way to learn / remember openings
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If you dont want to read, buy a dvd instead, relax while a master gives you a lesson!
You could probably find many clips on www.youtube.com too!
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there is a good software to learn to remember the openings http://www.chesspositiontrainer.com/ you can make your own repertoire and practice it.
Briggo wrote:
there is a good software to learn to remember the openings http://www.chesspositiontrainer.com/ you can make your own repertoire and practice it.
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I agree. It's the best for that matter.
To avoid misunderstandings I edit: "I agree. It's the best SOFTWARE for that matter."
My opinion is that the key is to select openings that follow the basic general principles: control the center, develop pieces (not pawns) fast, get the king safe, not too many pawn moves in the opening.
Openings that follow these principles are, for example: Italian game, Queen's gambit, Four Knights, 1.e4 e5 for Black, Panov Botvinnik Attack, Sicilian Dragon, etc.
Openings that break these principles are, for example: Sicilian Kan, Sicilian Sveshnikov, Trompowsky, Pirc defense, Leningrad Dutch, SIcilian Najdorf, etc.
My suggestion is that openings that follow principles will be easier to figure out and easier to learn. OPenings that break principles require more sophistication.
Estragon wrote:
Play over master games in the lines you are interested in learning - any database will allow you to search the opening classification or the actual position. If it's a popular line, there will be tons of results and you may wish to narrow the search by rating or favorite players.
Play over the games quickly, from the side you want to learn, spending no more than about 15 minutes per game (not deep analysis). BUT you must play them all to the end, win, lose, or draw. This way you will see not only how masters play the opening line, but also the common middlegames and endings which come from it and how those are played, too.
Then PLAY. Put your new knowledge to the test in all your games. Casual, blitz, OTB, correspondence. Record them and go over them later for mistakes - see what you did differently from the masters, and try not to repeat mistakes in future games.
If you learn the positions this way, you won't need to memorize variations - which is good, since only the best players who play professionally can remember so many.
I've agreed with this method before, and I'll agree with it again.
I am rated about 1600 and have been playing chess from my childhood. However, I never read any books or had a coach. I am pretty good in middle games and end games. I am very weak in openings. I know that several of you would say that you don't really need to remember openings, as long as you can make out the typical traps, etc.
However, I would like to develop my openings. Is there a good software to develop the openings? I don't want to just remember the opening, but rather learn the concept AND remeber the opening.
Thank you.