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kantifields

I played through this opening (mistakes were made) and felt comfortable with my position.  I could not develop a plan after move 20.  My opponent blundered and lost a couple of moves later, but what if he had not.

 

The noatation are from the chess.com computer analysis (approximately 2500 strength), not from me.

 



duck_and_cover

In wide open positions like this one there are no plans but general priciples only:

  • find active places for your pieces
  • restrict your opponent's pieces
  • attack as much as you can, hoping that something will stick
  • employ deception, guile, and traps
  • it's all tactics