Again, all opening are good, especially at our level.
I started playing e4, then stopped as I was fed-up loosing (in Blitz) to opening traps and very aggressive attacks.
So I switched to d4 and opening became my strengh. But after a while, I would meet similar strengh opponent and they will come out equal from opening. And then beat me in middle game, as I was (still am) weak in middle game/tactics.
Now I play e4 again and especially King Gambit! Tactics from the start.
sapientdust wrote:
nameno1had wrote:
sapientdust wrote:
You don't master the Ruy Lopez, the Ruy Lopez masters you.
How do you come to that conclusion ?
It's a joke that hints at the incredible depth and breadth of theory that falls within the "Ruy Lopez": surely more than any single person will ever completely master!
If you want to get technical, one could claim that for any opening or defense, due to the sheer volume of variations possible, yet some are credited with being masters of certain lines..
Believe me when I tell, as long I can remember, I will attempt to master it. I remember playing it when I first was experimenting. I got my arse handed to me. Now I shred people with it. I checked the other day and it was astonishing to me that I had memorized the 1st 12 moves for each side in the mainline...plus I have a pretty good handle on a few of the other of the best lines...even if I am not capable of retaining it all, I'll try anyway. In the end, I don't have to master it, just my opponents.... ;-)