Please recommend an opening to suit my style of play
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I tend to thrive in middle games that feature a lot of slashing and hacking back and forth across an open board.
What openings (Black & White) tend to produce such a middle game?
Thanks
May 27, 2018
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#2
Lets keep this short and sweet. Your "syle" is blundering. Stick with opening principles.
Opening Principles:
1. Control the center squares – d4-e4-d5-e5
2. Develop your minor pieces toward the center – piece activity is the key
3. Castle
4. Connect your rooks
Tactics...tactics...tactics...
Pre Move Checklist:
1. Make sure all your pieces are safe.
2. Look for forcing move: Checks, captures, threats. You want to look at ALL forcing moves (even the bad ones) this will force you look at, and see the entire board.
3. If there are no forcing moves, you then want to remove any of your opponent’s pieces from your side of the board.
4. If your opponent doesn’t have any of his pieces on your side of the board, then you want to improve the position of your least active piece.
5. After each move by your opponent, ask yourself: "What is my opponent trying to do?"
IMBacon wrote:
I know all that bruv. I'm asking for the title of an opening that tends to result in a middle game with an open board with lots of back and forth.
Lets keep this short and sweet. Your "syle" is blundering. Stick with opening principles.
Opening Principles:
1. Control the center squares – d4-e4-d5-e5
2. Develop your minor pieces toward the center – piece activity is the key
3. Castle
4. Connect your rooks
Tactics...tactics...tactics...
Pre Move Checklist:
1. Make sure all your pieces are safe.
2. Look for forcing move: Checks, captures, threats. You want to look at ALL forcing moves (even the bad ones) this will force you look at, and see the entire board.
3. If there are no forcing moves, you then want to remove any of your opponent’s pieces from your side of the board.
4. If your opponent doesn’t have any of his pieces on your side of the board, then you want to improve the position of your least active piece.
5. After each move by your opponent, ask yourself: "What is my opponent trying to do?"
Kidding me? You almost exclusively play bullet.. it doesn’t matter how you open or if it has a name just move faster than your opponent and you should get out of the sub 700 level. You should probably play a system since you don’t care to learn anyways. If you really want open games because you think you have a style try the Italian game I guess.
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
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/openings-for-amateurs/
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.
https://www.mongoosepress.com/catalog/excerpts/openings_amateurs.pdf
Perhaps eques_99 would also want to consider Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006).
"... For beginning players, [Discovering Chess Openings] will offer an opportunity to start out on the right foot and really get a feel for what is happening on the board. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
"There is no such thing as a 'best opening.' 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)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/opening-questions-and-a-dream-mate
https://www.chess.com/article/view/picking-the-correct-opening-repertoire
http://chess-teacher.com/best-chess-openings/
https://www.chess.com/blog/TigerLilov/build-your-opening-repertoire
https://www.chess.com/blog/CraiggoryC/how-to-build-an-opening-repertoire
https://www.chess.com/article/view/learning-an-opening-to-memorize-or-understand
https://www.chess.com/article/view/3-ways-to-learn-new-openings
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-understand-openings
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-perfect-opening-for-the-lazy-student
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9035.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627110453/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen169.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9029.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/has-the-king-s-indian-attack-been-forgotten
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7277.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9033.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9050.pdf
https://www.chess.com/blog/IndreRe/book-review-vincent-moret-my-first-chess-opening-repertoire-for-black
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/vincent-moret/
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627104938/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen159.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627022042/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen153.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7819.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7790.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7652.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627132508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen173.pdf
"... Overall, I would advise most players to stick to a fairly limited range of openings, and not to worry about learning too much by heart. ..." - FM Steve Giddins (2008)
"... Once you identify an opening you really like and wish to learn in more depth, then should you pick up a book on a particular opening or variation. Start with ones that explain the opening variations and are not just meant for advanced players. ..." - Dan Heisman (2001)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626180930/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman06.pdf
"... To begin with, only study the main lines ... you can easily fill in the unusual lines later. ..." - GM John Nunn (2006)
"... I feel that the main reasons to buy an opening book are to give a good overview of the opening, and to explain general plans and ideas. ..." - GM John Nunn (2006)
"... If the book contains illustrative games, it is worth playing these over first ..." - GM John Nunn (2006)
"... the average player only needs to know a limited amount about the openings he plays. Providing he understands the main aims of the opening, a few typical plans and a handful of basic variations, that is enough. ..." - FM Steve Giddins (2008)
"... For inexperienced players, I think the model that bases opening discussions on more or less complete games that are fully annotated, though with a main focus on the opening and early middlegame, is the ideal. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2010)
"... Everyman Chess has started a new series aimed at those who want to understand the basics of an opening, i.e., the not-yet-so-strong players. ... I imagine [there] will be a long series based on the premise of bringing the basic ideas of an opening to the reader through plenty of introductory text, game annotations, hints, plans and much more. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2002)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627055734/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen38.pdf
"The way I suggest you study this book is to play through the main games once, relatively quickly, and then start playing the variation in actual games. Playing an opening in real games is of vital importance - without this kind of live practice it is impossible to get a 'feel' for the kind of game it leads to. There is time enough later for involvement with the details, after playing your games it is good to look up the line." - GM Nigel Davies (2005)
"... Review each of your games, identifying opening (and other) mistakes with the goal of not repeatedly making the same mistake. ... It is especially critical not to continually fall into opening traps – or even lines that result in difficult positions ..." - NM Dan Heisman (2007)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627062646/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman81.pdf
A Chess Opening Repertoire for Blitz and Rapid https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9020.pdf
Kings Indian Defense
bloodbear wrote:
woohoo an actual answer to the frikkin' question!
Kings Indian Defense
AlkinKing wrote:
the second half of the final sentence was all I needed, you rude, condescending ****
Kidding me? You almost exclusively play bullet.. it doesn’t matter how you open or if it has a name just move faster than your opponent and you should get out of the sub 700 level. You should probably play a system since you don’t care to learn anyways. If you really want open games because you think you have a style try the Italian game I guess.
A concise summary of all the major openings....
http://www.chesskids.org.uk/grownups/openings.pdf
Some opening repertoire suggestions by GM Nigel Davies and IM Andrew Martin:
Martin's repertoire...(click the icons with downward pointing arrows to download the pgn files)...
http://www.chesspublishing.com/content/repert.htm
Davies' repertoire...
http://www.chesspublishing.com/content/repert2.htm
The following articles relate to choosing an opening repertoire...
http://www.mark-weeks.com/aboutcom/aa02i07.htm
http://grandpatzerchess.blogspot.com/2007/03/openings-for-improving-players-part-1.html
http://grandpatzerchess.blogspot.com/2007/03/openings-for-improving-players-part-2.html
http://grandpatzerchess.blogspot.com/2007/03/openings-for-improving-players-part-3.html
The Scotch is interesting for White. I never play it, I'm too lazy to figure it out. But perhaps it might suit you?
12Knaves wrote:
thanks
The Scotch is interesting for White. I never play it, I'm too lazy to figure it out. But perhaps it might suit you?
So you consider the KID to be slashing, hacking back and forth across a open board?
May 28, 2018
0
#14
RivertonKnight wrote:
So you consider the KID to be slashing, hacking back and forth across a open board?
That is actually completely laughable if he believes the KID to be slashing and hacking back and forth across an open board!
I would know! I play it! Being one that plays the French, Petroff, King's Indian, Tarrasch, and occasionally the Dutch as Black, I think I'd know a little something about blocked positions and IQP positions. The KID is NOT hacking and slashing and it sure as heck ain't "open" by any stretch of the imagination!
eques_99 wrote:
I tend to thrive in middle games that feature a lot of slashing and hacking back and forth across an open board. What openings (Black & White) tend to produce such a middle game? Thanks
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ThrillerFan wrote:
so he was being a d***, basically.
RivertonKnight wrote:
So you consider the KID to be slashing, hacking back and forth across a open board?
That is actually completely laughable if he believes the KID to be slashing and hacking back and forth across an open board!
I would know! I play it! Being one that plays the French, Petroff, King's Indian, Tarrasch, and occasionally the Dutch as Black, I think I'd know a little something about blocked positions and IQP positions. The KID is NOT hacking and slashing and it sure as heck ain't "open" by any stretch of the imagination!
May 28, 2018
0
#17
Play a5 as black and h4 as white.That the best bet opening to become a slashing beast at the center in my humblest opinion.
Well I would say to get slashing, hacking, back and forth... I would look into d4 with the Blackmar Diemer as a base. Or e4 with Kings Gambit and Smith Morra, Cochrane Gambit, etc... for slashing and hacking with some reasoning behind the madness. Along with fieldsofforce advice of building your repertoire within a database.
I play the Modern Defence and Alekhine as Black and it seems back and forth but Im not sure about hacking and slashing.
