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blunderbus67
Jul 27, 2022
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obviously consistency is a factor but anyone else happy sticking with e4 for white?? I can see so many areas in my opponents and my own games when analysing I just don't see how people learn all the openings.... fortunately very few opponents veer from e4 or d4 when I'm black so I can just about cope . ... can really see the gulf between my level and intermediate..... the more I learn the less I realise I know 😆
Jul 27, 2022
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#2
Glad someone of your caliber can appreciate it. Just walked through a couple of your games, next level stuff 🥴
Jul 27, 2022
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NervesofButter wrote:
"I just don't see how people learn all the openings.... "
The problem beginners and low rated players have when it comes to 'studying' openings is that they don't really study. They memorize moves and have no idea why the pieces and pawns go where they go.
What you say is true. But when a beginner speaks of "studying openings", it holds a completely different meaning for them than it does for you. For the most part, they are talking about the basic 2 or 3 moves. If you have opening principles down, well, it isn't hard to calculate the proper moves: "Is my center pawn attacked and undefended? Can I develop a piece towards the center to defend it?" but the gambit-type openings or tension openings like the stafford, french, or CK...they just want to know should they take or push.
When your opponent plays d4 against you they are either playing the Queens gambit or the London (this is true in my experience at least), while if they play e4 and you play e5 you can get hit with a wide, wide range of openings, The king's gambit, the Spanish, the Guioco piano with c3-d4, Evan's gambit, Guioco pianissimo, Ponziani, Vienna, the Scotch, the Scotch gambit, Max Lang attack, 4 knights Italian etc.
Jul 27, 2022
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The difference between those who know the path and those who walk the path as it were.... To my credit then I just roll with it till I go wrong, and figure it out after one mistake at a time.... Slow and steady wins the race 😊👍
Jul 27, 2022
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NervesofButter wrote:
BossBlunder wrote:
NervesofButter wrote:
"I just don't see how people learn all the openings.... "
The problem beginners and low rated players have when it comes to 'studying' openings is that they don't really study. They memorize moves and have no idea why the pieces and pawns go where they go.
What you say is true. But when a beginner speaks of "studying openings", it holds a completely different meaning for them than it does for you. For the most part, they are talking about the basic 2 or 3 moves. If you have opening principles down, well, it isn't hard to calculate the proper moves: "Is my center pawn attacked and undefended? Can I develop a piece towards the center to defend it?" but the gambit-type openings or tension openings like the stafford, french, or CK...they just want to know should they take or push.
I'm sure that is true. I'm just saying that the kids i run into always have the same mindset of just memorizing moves and not having any idea why they played those moves. As I posted on another thread. When a student plays 1...c5 I always ask them "Why did you play that move?" I get the usual response: "Its the first move of the Sicilian." Which is followed by: "I know that but i asked why you played that move. What does that move do?" That is when the blank looks start. If they could answer: 1...c5 challenges the center with a flank pawn. Then i would say correct and they have some understanding of why they played it.
I was one of those kids 20 years ago!
I was very fortunate to learn the Sicilian and English from my band mates uncle (strong club player) who also taught me the acoustic guitar on his Martin.
https://www.chess.com/game/live/19074986763
Apparently nothing has changed.
Back in those days, it’s not what you know, but who you know!
With regards to e4, I played it when I came back to chess and did not like it for the heavy theory. So I went back to the English when I crossed 1200 and paired it up with a lot of tactics training.
Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond