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Can't beat 1350+ players, lower is easy
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Aug 6, 2010
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#23
Loomis wrote:
The Queen's Gambit Accepted is one of those openings where if you don't know what you're doing, you can get yourself in trouble. The best players in the world have given us a road map for how black gets a good game in the QGA (that's what is in the opening books), but if you don't know that map you can quickly find yourself in trouble.
I just purchased an e-book from Everyman Chess where the authors recommend first playing what Nick de Firmian considers (Third-Move Alternatives for White) - 3.e4. What is the downside to playing 3.e4?
"With 2...dxc4 Black has given up the center and so White logically occupies it with 3.e4. It seems to us that any player who wants to master the QGA has to begin with the 3.e4 system, because it is White's most straightforward option and is currently considered to be fairly critical."
Aug 6, 2010
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#24
I'm aware of chess960, but I have no idea what number to assign to that first game you posted. :) Chess57423809573?!?!
Aug 7, 2010
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#25
game two 16 moves and your king is still in the middle of the board no pawn cover. against stronger players thats like blood in the water. develop before launching attack ,,,,, get his majesty out of the center ,,,, thats where are the bullets and bombs are flying.
@Loomis/LaskerFan
that is very helpful advice, however obvious. It is too easy to ignore my opponents moves.
huntzaa wrote:
@Loomis/LaskerFan
that is very helpful advice, however obvious. It is too easy to ignore my opponents moves.
Well don't. You can't spurn good advice just because it's too difficult; you'll never get over your 1350 hump that way.
Yea, that's what I thought.