exactly, idea being dont just memories 2600+ openings, fined book moves you can respond with wich cause you a comfortable position
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m_montalvo wrote:
Why is 21 very late? I am 26 and would like to become a master. What is the "normal" time frame for becoming one? I have been playing casually since I was a kid but just recently began studying chess seriously and will be playing in my first tournament in a couple weeks. Any advice for my first tourney?
m_montalvo: I started playing just about 3 weeks before my 26th birthday in 1972. It took me 13 years to go from a C player to be a master in 1985. What helped was a complete realization that I had to know my openings. I was rated over 2200 until 1989 and since then my rating has fallen approximately 200 points. So it’s possible, in fact if I could do it, anyone can.
Oct 15, 2011
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Thanks everyone! I'm going to do the only thing I can, my best. Nice to know it can be done. What I'm having trouble with at the moment are openings when playing black, any advice or suggestions out there?
Oct 16, 2011
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I read IM Lakdawala's Play the London System book and thoroughly enjoyed it.
I don't play the London, but the games were exciting. Not dull at all.
Dull is in the eyes of the beholder. I've seen games in the 9.Bc4 Yugoslav Attack against the Dragon windc up boring because neither player wanted to attack. I've also seen Colle games turn bloody.
Oct 16, 2011
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Use the Chess.com Study Plans, they have good overviews of openings for just starting out. Learn your first 5 moves in them and so forth.
Oct 16, 2011
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RainbowRising wrote:
Andre_Harding wrote:
First, decide what opening you like. It doesn't have to be on the cutting edge of theory, but make sure it is played by 2600+ GMs. Second, get a book or CD/DVD that explains the main ideas of your opening and the general middlegames that arise from it. Third, play through dozens of GM games in your opening, trying to understand the play. Fourth, practice the opening in casual games. 15-minute games are ideal. Fifth, begin using the opening in tournaments.
Strongly disagree. At your level, play whatever you are comfortable with. There will be plenty of blunders throughout the game to compensate for your "not 100% sound opening".
Is there CD/DVD out there thar explain chess Tactics. Much prefer videos or Books that come also with CD/DVD. Much prefer videos has you can actual see what the person is doing. I think this a very good way to learn
to truly learn chess you must free your mind from all earthly restrains
Strongly disagree. At your level, play whatever you are comfortable with. There will be plenty of blunders throughout the game to compensate for your "not 100% sound opening".
i dont agree as well playing a book opening wich you are comfortalbe with should be your goal at any level under 2200
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
Sure, some sideline of a mainline. I'm talking about the main branch of the opening. For example, someone could choose to play a rare sideline in some risky opening like the Benoni, Alekhine, or Dutch. The main branches are played by strong grandmasters, even if some sideline isn't approved at 2600-level. If such a sideline is played by players rated, as you say, 2200-2500, then I would say it is fine.