Openings for 1000 rated player
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1 for black and 1 for white. Focus on opening principles, not memorizing openings.
Thanks. YouTube videos are always talking about openings, making me feel like I should learn them.
No prob. ChessNetwork has a good video that explains opening principles: “What to do in Chess openings?” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pOjzvVVrxWw&list=PLQsLDm9Rq9bHKEBnElquF8GuWkI1EJ8Zp&index=5 (copy and paste link into browser, or just type in the title in the YouTube search bar.)
Apr 21, 2022
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#5
You probably want a couple for black, to answer e4 and d4/other stuff.
What worked really well for me was to learn maybe five or six moves of the opening's main line, along with their plans for transitioning to the middle game, then watch how my opponents would deviate from the main line. Once I knew I was seeing a few common responses that didn't match what I had studied, I used the engine on the Analysis page (only available on the web version of chess.com) to play through them and learn the best move in response to each one.
Learn one for white, and two for black. One against 1.e4 and one against 1.d4. You should learn opening principles more than specific lines to openings.
If you want a free analysis, go on the lichess analysis board.
Apr 21, 2022
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#8
InsertInterestingNameHere wrote:
If you want a free analysis, go on the lichess analysis board.
The analysis board on chess.com is also free, and I think it's slightly easier to use, but yes both are good options.
Paleobotanical wrote:
InsertInterestingNameHere wrote:
If you want a free analysis, go on the lichess analysis board.
The analysis board on chess.com is also free, and I think it's slightly easier to use, but yes both are good options.
Really??? I didn’t know that. Thanks.
Greek-Warlord wrote:
e4 for white
sicilian defence for black
The Sicilian is way too advanced for a 1000, IMO.
Apr 22, 2022
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#11
Quick openings to get you into a playable middle game. London for white. Ultimately you really need two openings as black, as @Insert mentioned. Old Benoni is a good place to start though. It's a bit of work, but serviceable and adaptable.
As long as you don't play the London, everything is fine.
Apr 22, 2022
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#14
Jenium wrote:
As long as you don't play the London, everything is fine.
I love the London. Nobody expects you to go on the offensive.
MisterWindUpBird wrote:
Quick openings to get you into a playable middle game. London for white. Ultimately you really need two openings as black, as @Insert mentioned. Old Benoni is a good place to start though. It's a bit of work, but serviceable and adaptable.
Old Benoni is TERRIBLE for 1000 rated player. No 1000 rated player knows how to navigate closed Queen's pawn positions with KID or Benoni!
The London is BORING...
Play 1. e4, best by test! The Italian Game is a much better option with exponentially greater attacking potential!
Super helpful. Thanks everyone.
ShrekChess69420 wrote:
MisterWindUpBird wrote:
Quick openings to get you into a playable middle game. London for white. Ultimately you really need two openings as black, as @Insert mentioned. Old Benoni is a good place to start though. It's a bit of work, but serviceable and adaptable.
Old Benoni is TERRIBLE for 1000 rated player. No 1000 rated player knows how to navigate closed Queen's pawn positions with KID or Benoni!
The London is BORING...
Play 1. e4, best by test! The Italian Game is a much better option with exponentially greater attacking potential!
e4 is exponentially harder to learn than d4. You can’t always count on the Italian. You need something against the
Caro-Kann
French
Alekhine
Petrov
InsertInterestingNameHere wrote:
ShrekChess69420 wrote:
MisterWindUpBird wrote:
Quick openings to get you into a playable middle game. London for white. Ultimately you really need two openings as black, as @Insert mentioned. Old Benoni is a good place to start though. It's a bit of work, but serviceable and adaptable.
Old Benoni is TERRIBLE for 1000 rated player. No 1000 rated player knows how to navigate closed Queen's pawn positions with KID or Benoni!
The London is BORING...
Play 1. e4, best by test! The Italian Game is a much better option with exponentially greater attacking potential!
e4 is exponentially harder to learn than d4. You can’t always count on the Italian. You need something against the
Caro-Kann
French
Alekhine
Petrov
That's not entirely true. In d4, you have to learn openings against
King's Indian Defense
Nf6 setups
Benoni
1. ...d5 (QGD)
Englund Gambit
Dutch Defense
So no, you don't really have a point. Every opening has various different response, but why play the London when you can play the Italian?
At 1000 rating, how many openings should I learn and focus on?