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Metrikss

Hi everyone ^^

My elo ranking is around 1550 - looking for openings for both White & Black maybe 1 or 2 for each.

1). Im looking for some openings that might go with my playstyle, so basically i really like to play aggressive in the openings, i like to keep my opponent under pressure until he gets checkmated, i feel like everytime i have pressure on my opponent, that's where i feel i have advantage and i can crush my opponent, always 1 move ahead of him even with black sometimes.

2). Im looking for a source (website/forums/..) that provides openings informations (for example: aggressive and defensive openings / the recommanded opening (for Black) to play against certain White openings) each opening winrate and other useful informations.

3). a Friend recommand that i learn the Reti system as white, and i want to know some infos about this opening.. is it considered an aggressive opening? Does black have good moves to stop it? How good is the Reti in general?.

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blueemu

Players with a rating in the 1500s tend to have a style called "Thud and Blunder".

If you want to pressure your opponent right from move 1, then the Reti probably isn't your best choice.

Do you play any gambit openings? King's Gambit, Vienna Gambit or Danish Gambit after 1. e4 e5; Morra Gambit or Wing Gambit after 1. e4 c5; and various gambit lines against the French (Wing Gambit, whatever the 2. c4 line is called, the Alekhine-Chatard, etc).

FazeEsh
Reti is the least agressive of them all. Same as english opening. 1.d4 is better , you could find some gambit there, but 1.e4 is the king of the active play! Vienna main line is insane and even if black avoids it, there is always something to go for that they cant escape right in the opening.

Black- sicilian 100%. I like to go for Najdorf variation if Im allowed. If white does not play 1.e4 I go dutch defense against d4, c4 or Nf3 on first move (recommended by GM Simon Williams, i got his video lectures on Dutch). Hell.... it is even playable against b3, g3 and many more if you get confident enough.
Bgabor91

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kindaspongey

"... many of the lines one sees played at club level are gambits, which lead to the kind of exciting open play that many players find attractive. ... Openings such as the Blackmar-Diemar Gambit, Albin Counter-Gambit, Latvian Gambit, etc., are all played regularly at club and league level, ... there is much to be said for playing such systems at lower levels of play, particularly if you enjoy playing sharp attacking lines. Many players find it uncomfortable to defend against an opponent who is prepared to sacrifice material in return for speculative attacking chances. In such positions, the cost of a single error is much higher than in quieter openings. If you make a mistake in a typical Reti Opening middlegame, you may end up getting a small positional disadvantage, but if you make a similar mistake in the sort of wild tactical positions which often arise from gambits, you are quite likely to find yourself being mated, or losing a substantial amount of material. ..." - FM Steve Giddins (2003)

Maybe consider A Chess Opening Repertoire for Blitz and Rapid by Evgeny and Vladimir Sveshnikov.

https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9020.pdf

Metrikss

Thank you everyone for your useful informations!

20charactersinuse
chesspersonality.com
This is a website where you answer some chess questions based on a position and what ur instinct is to do, once your done, it recommends 2 openings for white and 2 openings for black that they think will fit your playing style
FizzyBand

If you want aggressive and are willing to learn quite a bit of theory (Go read Gawain Jones’ Books), Try the Dragon.

20charactersinuse

As far as the Reti goes, I would recommend the King's Indian Attack from the Reti, but the rest isn't great in terms of attacking.

20charactersinuse

If you are daring, try the Danish Gambit.

20charactersinuse

The Trompowsky Attack in d4 is very aggressive as well, as well as some lines in the Italian Game such as the Evans Gambit and Fried Liver Attack. The Grand Prix Attack against the Sicilian is deadly. As Black, the Dutch or Benko or Budapest against d4, and the Sicilian Najdorf, and any Dragon,(Regular, Accelerated, HyperAccelerated). King's Gambit is also very aggressive. Perhaps the Scotch Game and Scotch Gambit within it.

fairytalelion

Hey, why hate the Reti?! Reti might seem tame but can quickly transpose to QG, English, KIA and much more. Great opening. If you just throw pieces straight away the attack will probably fail. A little foundation be needed, to get the W.

old_acc_mm
Optimissed wrote:

The reti is a very quiet opening. Very many people consider 1,.d4 the most aggressive option.

1. a3 is probably the most aggressive option

fairytalelion

A GM said the four main opening are pretty much equal in terms of playing to win. Which you prefer... personal taste.