I'm a chess beginner, and as a beginner, I've been given several opinions on what I should be doing at my level. I mostly do tactics puzzles, play some OTB games and have studied several checkmates and some endings. However, I've also played a few different openings just to have some different positions each game, only focusing on center control, piece development and king safety.
However, I've also been told that certain moves are not favourable for beginners, mainly non-symmetrical first moves. I'm sure you've heard that beginners should only play double pawn openings. So, while after 1. e4, both ...e5 and ...c5 control the d4 square, the Sicilian is usually disencouraged for beginners. Furthermore, you can't really force a symmetrical pawn structure if you're white, so really you have to play what is on the board.
My question is, should beginners always strive to play classical positions or is it better if they are exposed to more structures early on? (keep in mind that i'm not talking about opening theory, but principles and ways to control the center).
As a beginner I'm not looking for an excuse to play whatever moves, I'm just asking more knowledgable people what they believe the most adequate path to improvement is!
You should definitely just focus on one particular opening. I would recommend 1.e4, since most players at your level either play 1.e5, or something else, without understanding it
I'm a chess beginner, and as a beginner, I've been given several opinions on what I should be doing at my level. I mostly do tactics puzzles, play some OTB games and have studied several checkmates and some endings. However, I've also played a few different openings just to have some different positions each game, only focusing on center control, piece development and king safety.
However, I've also been told that certain moves are not favourable for beginners, mainly non-symmetrical first moves. I'm sure you've heard that beginners should only play double pawn openings. So, while after 1. e4, both ...e5 and ...c5 control the d4 square, the Sicilian is usually disencouraged for beginners. Furthermore, you can't really force a symmetrical pawn structure if you're white, so really you have to play what is on the board.
My question is, should beginners always strive to play classical positions or is it better if they are exposed to more structures early on? (keep in mind that i'm not talking about opening theory, but principles and ways to control the center).
As a beginner I'm not looking for an excuse to play whatever moves, I'm just asking more knowledgable people what they believe the most adequate path to improvement is!