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Anybody have good games/openings? My e4 e5 is getting old
Well it depends on your personal preference really. It really depends whether you typically play White or Black. Just find a good opening and try it out. If you like it, that may be your preferred choice.
If anyone has a better recommendation, please say so. For me, the 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 is getting boring.
What about the French!
Maybe 1...e5 will get old after fifty years, but certainly not for ~1000 rated players.
If you don’t like boring (but also don’t like risky) Queen’s Gambit. 1. d4 d5 2. c4. (Yes, some people say this opening is boring, mainly due to it being very popular and solid, but at least it’s not e4)
Rich-Force-Ghost έγραψε:
pfren wrote:
Maybe 1...e5 will get old after fifty years, but certainly not for ~1000 rated players.
I find that 1.e5 against 1.e4, 1.c4, or even 1.b3 for example leads to a tactical game. I prefer not to do this.
If you are trying to find the magical opening where there are no tactics, then you are out of luck.
Jun 15, 2025
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Rich-Force-Ghost wrote:
pfren wrote:
Maybe 1...e5 will get old after fifty years, but certainly not for ~1000 rated players.
I find that 1.e5 against 1.e4, 1.c4, or even 1.b3 for example leads to a tactical game. I prefer not to do this.
1...e5 does not automatically lead to a tactical game. You must assume all 1...e5 is the scotch gambit. The following game has literally one tactic in it, which I saw when I played ...Re6, If White tries to play the Bg5-h4-g3 idea, which he tried to do and lost a pawn. The only real tactic in the entire game.
And Black won in 55 moves.
Jun 15, 2025
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Sussyguy4890 wrote:
Technically you lost on move 9
I hope you mean my opponent lost on move 9. I was Black.
Sussyguy4890 έγραψε:
Technically you lost on move 9
First TF was Black, and second while 8.Qf3 isn't a great move by a long shot, it's still everyone's game.
See this top game which was played a few decades ago (last move is a major blunder in a very bad position and a few seconds left on the clock for ten moves).
MaestroDelAjedrez2025 έγραψε:
Chess grandmasters don't usually blunder like that. White obviously takes the rook, which is a checkmate!!
True- but back then they were playing using analog clocks with no time increment.
These 2 gambits, are actually the same opening, known as the Halasz Gambit. My friends sy this opening is trash but, this opening can be played against the 2 most popular responses to , c5 and e5. This gambit has an 89% winning chance making it a good but, unknown gambit. I reccomend this for you to throw your oponents of!