It helps if you have previous Sicilian experience already because of the ideas and transpositions involved.
As an example in the English, it’s a Reversed Sicilian but can breakaway once d4 is played.
I wouldn’t recommend the Accelerated Dragon as it reveals your hand too early and there’re more flexible Sicilians factoring in most times, you will get an anti-Sicilian at the club level.
I wouldn’t bother starting up the studies before your tournament.
It helps if you have previous Sicilian experience already because of the ideas and transpositions involved.
As an example in the English, it’s a Reversed Sicilian but can breakaway once d4 is played.
I wouldn’t recommend the Accelerated Dragon as it reveals your hand too early and there’re more flexible Sicilians factoring in most times, you will get an anti-Sicilian at the club level.
I wouldn’t bother starting up the studies before your tournament.
Well I only got the accelerated dragon on the recommendation of GM Naroditsky (I am a big fan)....he mentioned that it's one of the easier scilian lines that should be effective as an intro Into the scilian world.
I dunno, are there other easy scilian (but flexible) lines that check both boxes?
It helps if you have previous Sicilian experience already because of the ideas and transpositions involved.
As an example in the English, it’s a Reversed Sicilian but can breakaway once d4 is played.
I wouldn’t recommend the Accelerated Dragon as it reveals your hand too early and there’re more flexible Sicilians factoring in most times, you will get an anti-Sicilian at the club level.
I wouldn’t bother starting up the studies before your tournament.
Well I only got the accelerated dragon on the recommendation of GM Naroditsky (I am a big fan)....he mentioned that it's one of the easier scilian lines that should be effective as an intro Into the scilian world.
I dunno, are there other easy scilian (but flexible) lines that check both boxes?
I don’t disagree with Danya.
You can ask others (I hope they chime in) on what replies they are seeing and I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the Bowdler Attacks, Smith Morra, Alapins, f4s and finally then the Open Sicilian.
Be keen on the 1500-2000 rapid rated respondents as they will speak on experience.
I would recommend an e6/a6 Sicilian because it’s more practical. I switched to e6 from d6 Sicilians when I was 1400 and it’s been smooth sailing until I play 2000+ rated players.
With regards to the English or Catalan, I personally start off with 1Nf6 as it makes your life much easier taking away an early e5.
You can transpose to an English or Catalan by side stepping a lot of opening theory or tricks.
Skim my most recent rapid games to get an idea because they’re all 1600-1800 bracket players, in the same boat as you and I.
DM if you have any questions.
With regards to the English or Catalan, I personally start off with 1Nf6 as it makes your life much easier taking away an early e5.
You can transpose to an English or Catalan by side stepping a lot of opening theory or tricks.
Skim my most recent rapid games to get an idea because they’re all 1600-1800 bracket players, in the same boat as you and I.
DM if you have any questions.
1.Nf6 is a very good point 👍
Alright I will go through your games once I learn the basic opening theory. Thx 🙏
you want opening studies? I think lichess has many opening studies. Chess.com doesn't have any accelerated dragon videos, AT least that's what I think. But chessable has a few by GMs. KID videos are here on chess.com very comprehensive, as well as English. I don't know about Catalan though. Lichess studies are so good though I recommend checking it out.
also I'm confused on why you want some more positional options as white and more aggressive options as black. Can you explain why to me?
also I'm confused on why you want some more positional options as white and more aggressive options as black. Can you explain why to me?
Well, the black openings are based on GM Naroditsky's recommendation.
White openings however are just for being known as the difficult but deadly openings. I tried the Vienna as Naroditsky recommended but I never liked it for some reason.
Positional and aggressive? I never thought of it that way before. Well, why not anyways?
also I'm confused on why you want some more positional options as white and more aggressive options as black. Can you explain why to me?
Well, the black openings are based on GM Naroditsky's recommendation.
White openings however are just for being known as the difficult but deadly openings. I tried the Vienna as Naroditsky recommended but I never liked it for some reason.
Positional and aggressive? I never thought of it that way before. Well, why not anyways?
Yeh my friend plays London and pirc. weird. MOST of the time people tend to have mostly one type of playstyle so I thought you would be either aggressive or maybe a bit more positional. But your both.
With regards to the English or Catalan, I personally start off with 1Nf6 as it makes your life much easier taking away an early e5.
You can transpose to an English or Catalan by side stepping a lot of opening theory or tricks.
Skim my most recent rapid games to get an idea because they’re all 1600-1800 bracket players, in the same boat as you and I.
DM if you have any questions.
1.Nf6 is a very good point 👍
Alright I will go through your games once I learn the basic opening theory. Thx 🙏
Lol typo, 1.Nf3 as white.
made this graph rq
it is quite realistic, treat it well
Lol, that’s nice!
Hello...to the players of these 4 openings: I am looking for thoroughly-explained studies for these openings. Can you please provide those that you used and found to be very useful to learn these openings?
I am trying to learn these 4 openings to be my reperitore for a tournament. Thx for your time.