What's the best way to learning opening theory? - Chess Forums - Page 2

kindaspongey

Apr 18, 2019

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#21

AngryChessPlayer123 wrote:

... and one variation of the marshall attack in the ruy lopez. …

Not sure that is a good choice if you would rather avoid the necessity to learn many variations. However, if you like the idea of replying to 1 e4 with 1...e5, you might like to play over some of the games in First Steps: 1 e4 e5.
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7790.pdf

drmrboss

Apr 18, 2019

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#22

blueemu wrote:

jfiquett wrote:

Try to understand why your move is inferior to the correct one!

You seem to be assuming that a non-book move will automatically be inferior to the book move.

Try this for a laugh... a book line in the Petroff.

This line had been played thousands of times, over several decades. The three book moves were Bd2, Bf4 or Re5, and Black typically gained the advantage against any of the three moves. The statistics for this position were : 35.7% White wins, 21.4% Draws, 42.9% Black wins.

Advantage: Black.

Except that after the non-Book move 14. Bh6!! Black can resign.

Well, why black do ...... cxd5?

Doesnt he see 2 move tactics? Like, cxd5, Rxe6( open diagonal).

Why not O-O-O then?

In general if you dont see 2 moves tactics, u will never go beyond 1200- 1300.

kindaspongey

Apr 18, 2019

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#23

AngryChessPlayer123 wrote:

... My chess goals are probably to generally become more confident, be familiar with most openings and ...

"... 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)

Zugerzwang

Apr 20, 2019

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#24

There are many different ways to learn opening theory. I like books. Some prefer studying only from the computer and databases and online material. Try different ways and see what works best for you and what you prefer. In my opinion, no opening book is too old as long as they are supplemented with up-to-date material. Sometimes there are forgotten lines that are still good, but seldom played because they have simply gone out of fashion. If you have the time, reading a progression of books from the oldest to the newest will let you see how an opening has evolved over time and give you a greater understanding of it. Bobby Fischer used to study some books from the 1800's to get ideas that were long forgotten.

blueemu

Apr 20, 2019

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#25

drmrboss wrote:

Why not O-O-O then?

How is that an improvement?

https://www.365chess.com/view_game.php?g=686454&m=35

Black is still lost after 0-0-0.

SwolfyTDP

Jun 4, 2021

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#26

Play funny openings