London System...

Personally, I like cookie-cutter systems, especially the London and the Giouco Pianissimo. They don't require much theory to learn, there's little risk, and you know exactly what you're getting yourself into.

A few years ago, I watched a video lecture where a GM suggested using these opening systems for "just playing chess, no muck or fuss". I couldn't agree more.

I like Andre_Hardings advice. I also feel that you should concentrate on KP openings and only play QP Openings as Black, when White can obviously force them on you.

The Great Czech GM Richard Reti in his classic book "Masters of the ChessBoard" also advises beginners and novices to play open games ie Double KP Openings whenever possible and not even play single KP Openings until they begin to learn the Double KP lines.

Finally I advise you to refrain from buying specialized opening books (ie on the London System or whatever) until your rating goes up several hundred pts. In the meantime MCO-15 and/or NCO (Nunns Chess Openings) would be excellent "one-volume opening encyclopedia(s)" for you. You should also read 1 or 2 works about opening theory in general before buying specialized works IMHO, such as GM Fine's Ideas Behind The Chess Openings or something more up-to-date.

If you want to become a master as you said, you need to start playing tournaments as soon as possible. Find the lowest section you can enter, and then play one section higher than that.

21 years old is very late, but not too late to make master if you are focused, well organized, and have a bit of talent.

21 years old may be late, but since I suffered a bad knee injury that has kept me out of martial arts, chess has become my sole side project. Perhaps attaining the master level is far less attainable than I assume, but I do have the rest of my life.

what would the best opening  to  play against the Queens opennin to get a result??

Would ye play the Queens Decline, the Queens accept or some other opening like the Dutch, French,Intalian, Kings Indian defence or maybe the Kings Indian Attack etc.

Any feedback please

Thanks

Sorry has you can see my rating at this stage is not very hight but trying to understand a small bit about openings and also know a least what another player playing me what  opening he is playing to try and inprove my understanding. 

Ye talk about UNBALANCING Opening. Could you please explain what this means. Is there  a Balancing Opening.

You say the King's Indian and the Semi-slav is unbalancing so does this mean it may be a good idea to play Black with one of these openings against the Queens Opening.

Thanks

What systems, you ask?

When I was coming back to playing more chess, I found King's Indian Attack to be useful for several reasons.

I play one opponent a lot and the KIA can be reached from a variety of opening moves so I wasn't always starting with the same move. 

You can play your opening moves to a diagram in your head, rather than memorizing a sequence.

It kept me from getting far behind before I even castled.

Bobby Fischer played it successfully, so it's sound. 

I find symmetric games less interesting, and KIA seldom leads to a symmetric game.

Again, to become a Master, you will do fine if you play London, but spend 5 hours a day studying Dvoretsky's endgame books.

I would do it myself if I had that time. The opening is not a critical phase of the game. Watson writes in his 4-volumes Openings Explained that virtually any opening is playable.  

Kasparov himself played the "rubbish" 1.d3 (or was it 1.e3?) against Deep Blue.  

I agree qwith you that the end game is also very important. You mentioned the Dvoretsky's endgame books. But would that be a bit advance for a person that is learning the game??/

I do agree with some of the comments made about Openings it is a more interesting game if the openings are Unbalanced. For example playing the King Indian against the Queen Opening

By "unbalancing" I mean that the pawn structures tend to be asymmetrical, and often that the two players are playing on different parts of the board (for example, in the King's Indian White typically plays on the Queenside while Black plays on the Kingside).

In openings like the Queen's Gambit Declined, for example, the pawn structures are usually very similar and both sides are fighting over the same areas of the board at the same time (of course, there are exceptions).

If you like dynamics and chaos, go for more unbalancing openings. If you like to outplay your opponents in calmer positions, play more "straight up" openings. There is no right or wrong answer, it depends on individual style, and even among the best players in the world there is a wide range of tastes in handling 1.d4.

In my case, I simply cannot play the King's Indian. I know the ideas, and some variations, but it's simply not my kind of chess. I also don't like facing some Semi-Slavs like the Botvinnik System or the Anti-Moscow Gambit. I am a Slav and (especially) Queen's Gambit Declined guy. I even don't mind symmetrical positions with Black, because I can usually outplay my opponents in those.

Go pull up games from GM Eric Prie, he plays the London as white. Get 20 or 30 games and play through them and you'll see how he does it.

Not asking how it is done. Asking if there is one system better to play agaings the Queens Gambit???Anyway the question was well answered earlier. Thanks for you input LOL

Anyway the only person I see in the video section that explains the London is  GM Sam Shankland

i dont agree as well playing a book opening wich you are comfortalbe with should be your goal at any level under 2200

Understand that becoming a master will take at least 5 years of hard work, and that is if you are obsessed, have some talent, have excellent coaching, and have the ability to play in a lot of good tournaments.

Realistically, the journey often takes 8-10 years, and often more. Hopefully, you aren't dense like I am (15 years and counting).

Can a player become a master starting at 26? Of course. The real question is, do you have the desire to do it (I mean REALLY have the desire), and have the time needed to dedicate to the pursuit.

Kids and teens have a huge advantage because they don't have serious life responsibilities that eat into their chess time. It isn't about their minds being more "plastic" (though I guess it could help) or anything like that.

I guess it depends on how strong the player wishes to become. If someone just wants to become a solid club player, any trashy openings will do the trick.

 If it's a book opening, it's probably played by 2600+ GMs.

not at all! there are meny book moves wich 2600 gms dont ever play bur lower 2200-2500 play all the time