openings to choose for beating lower rated

hi all,

I am 1800 and I am having a lot of troubles beating a lower rated.they easily equalize and go to draw.what do I do?

Play sharply and accurately...if your lower rated opponents are equalizing easily against you than your rating is bloated.  

I do the opposite.  Play a stale solid position you understand.  Keep making reasonable moves and they'll eventually fall apart.

If the game lasts 80 moves, the ratings are more likely to make a difference in the result.  If the game reaches a critical moment on move 20 you may miscalculate and the lower rated player wins.

Valid point.  Depends on your style I guess.  

Stop playing petroff.

I heard that the ponziani opening is great against lower rated players because some of the moves that seem natural to play are actually wrong, also it isn't really a popular opening

I play depending on how my brain feels: sluggish and on autopilot, or awake and focused. It makes no sense to play tactical lines at 3 am, or positional grinds when you're bouncing off the walls.

A) Putz around with solid, sensible but slightly less ambitious opening moves. This is a good and safe option, never yielding anything to your opponent. Thus you will either force the opponent to defend accurately to a long draw, or misstep slightly and be taken down slowly. (Personal choices here: white Italian, reversed QG setups, sensible B-K2 lines against the Sicilian; black Petroff, QGD/QGA, Caro-Kann, Modern setups.)

B) If you're feeling awake and playing like never before, don't be afraid to slug it out either! If you're really stronger, this should be OK too. Imbalance everything possible and force some quick resolutions, or stop slightly before the precipice of madness and play dynamic positions. (Personal choices again: white Bird's, Grob, Sokolsky, Grand Prix; black Nimzo-Indian, Albin, Modern with a quick ...f5, Spanish Bird, Two Knights' Defence.)

exactly

the main problem is that they just exchange pieces and then hold the endgame.

thanks anyways

Lower rated players are typically weak on endgame theory.  I'm a bit surprised that you fear entering an even endgame with a lower rated player since the odds are good that they will mess up and you will end up winning -- unless possibly if the position is dead drawn with absolutely zero tactics.  Maybe you need to work on your endgame theory.

I don't see how he could possibly have a bloated rating, as long as he beats 2000's it's fine to lose to 1600's.

1. d4 followed by 2. Nc3 or 1...d5 followed by 2...Nc6 with Black.

Play Sicilian or French against 1.e4 in order to be lead into a positionally complicated position

that is exactly the problem. I atleast draw with higher rated but I always draw against lower rateds so not able to improve my level....

thanks I will prepare and try it out

I stopped it about 3 months ago

I think the only thing I can tell you is to play aggresively against them.it creates a psychological imbalance with good chance top win.but anyway u should be happy abt the draws atleast u gain rating

@pt22064: I agree with you but they do not make errors they make small strategic concessions which is not easy to exploit....yes probably i should rework my endgame .thx 

Against weaker players play closed, positional lines. The difference between the player's calculation skill is not that big, the stronger player is stronger because he is better at playing closed, positional lines, has better planning and endgame skills. In a sharp, tactical position you have the same chances to make mistakes. 

@csalami10:again depends on the style.I prefer tactical positions though