That is the best then, so you should be fine and focus on the endgame where over 60% of actual wins occur, 25% in middlegame, 15% in the opening
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Apr 25, 2016
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The_4th_Stonewall wrote:
That is the best then, so you should be fine and focus on the endgame where over 60% of actual wins occur, 25% in middlegame, 15% in the opening
Do you have a reference to back up those percentages? And does "occur" mean when the opponent resigns, or when they first got into trouble that eventually culminated in their resignation?
remember that one time?
all quotes from kasparov, read his book winter is coming
For someone seeking help with choosing openings, I usually bring up Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014).
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
I believe that it is possible to see a fair portion of the beginning of Tamburro's book by going to the Mongoose Press site. Perhaps aklikhineattack would also want to look at Discovering Chess Openings by GM Johm Emms (2006).
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
"Each player should choose an opening that attracts him. Some players are looking for a gambit as White, others for Black gambits. Many players that are starting out (or have bad memories) want to avoid mainstream systems, others want dynamic openings, and others want calm positional pathways. It’s all about personal taste and personal need.
For example, if you feel you’re poor at tactics you can choose a quiet positional opening (trying to hide from your weakness and just play chess), or seek more dynamic openings that engender lots of tactics and sacrifices (this might lead to more losses but, over time, will improve your tactical skills and make you stronger)." - IM Jeremy Silman (January 28, 2016)
Apr 28, 2016
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Sqod wrote:
The_4th_Stonewall wrote:
That is the best then, so you should be fine and focus on the endgame where over 60% of actual wins occur, 25% in middlegame, 15% in the opening
Do you have a reference to back up those percentages? And does "occur" mean when the opponent resigns, or when they first got into trouble that eventually culminated in their resignation?
I don't know if there are any "references", or anything official, but I have seen mentioned before by a GM in some endgame book (don't ask me which one, I don't remember, this is back from the 90s) that at the higher levels, GM games, roughly 40 percent of all chess games end up being Rook endings!
So I doubt he's that far off with 60% endgames if 2/3 of that is Rook endings.
thanks
whait what???
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"... do national masters come into their own here? Can we claim to be strong players in the endgame at least? Alas, the answer is a resounding no! ..." - NM Peter Kurzdorfer (2015)
what
What is the best opening after all I don't know a lot of openings. Do any of you have a opening to suggest?? P.S other than e4 e5 or d4 d5 openings. I know then already.
