King's "Fortress"

Hi

I'm very new to online chess and playing my first tournament just to improve and one game I'm highly outranked and I'm very impress by my opponent's way of playing. Very laid back, spent a lot of time developing pushing forward then moving backward and then ends up with what I call this fortress around the king making it very difficult to attack.

I know I'm about to get squashed as I know enough to see what's coming but not what to do about it :-) (He's white obviously). We're dead equal on pieces but structurally I've already lost i know that.

Anyway my question is this a "text book" approach to more advance chess, a coded opening?

[This game is still on so don't tell me what or how to play this, just where this is coming from for future reference] Yes i asked him but he's been unresponsive
Not asking for advice but reference

Sure, just some general advice about attacking and pawn structure.

Kasparov said in an interview that he had a habit as a kid of dividing the board in two, and counting non-pawns to see if he had more pieces on the kingside than his opponent because that can indicate attacking possibilities.

And then also tip #10 here
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-principles-of-the-opening

As for a name, it looks like a position that came from the king's indian attack opening.
And as for textbook vs advanced, I guess that depends on your experience and level. To me it looks like white followed a textbook approach (whether accidentally or on purpose) but some idea (like in the link I posted for you) may be new or advanced ways of thinking for you.

Thanks so much Stiggling much appreciated and helpful..getting close to being check mate but 'ill fight til the last drop of sweat lol

ok

When it's over I can give more specific comments

where I'm at is more the planning of the longer. The strategy part and I think it can only come once i "master" (a big relative word here) a few opening wells because even if I already develop/develop/develop, center, not moving same piece twice early etc but when meeting a stronger opponent i find it get lost pretty quickly in my lack of mid-game planning. I just responds to what's there in the middle game.

I will thanks. My rd score is still a bit too high to know for sure my "real" level. my 1400+ high was a fluke simply because we all start at 1000 and already had some chess experience so my first 6-7 games were under-match which made me rise quickly. I think I'll settle in the 1250-1300 once the dust settle. Blunders are killing me right now

Trying to improve openings without understand endgames or middlegames is like trying to plan a trip without knowing the destination. You can go through the motions, but ultimately you may end up somewhere you don't like (more like stranded in unfamiliar territory).

Memorized openings give a temporary feeling of safety, and even at the beginner level a little memorization is important, but as far as improving your results openings tend to be the least important area.

As for planning, there are short term and long term tips you can learn right away. Like attacking where you have a superiority in space and/or pieces (the Kasparov and other tip I gave you earlier).

But in some positions long term planning isn't possible. In those cases it's enough to make small improvements, like finding your least active piece (usually a knight, rook, bishop left on the edge of the board or on their home square) and improving their position or trading them off.

You can start to learn about all this stuff, no opening knowledge required.

But yeah, like you mention blunders can kill. The best improvement vs effort ratio in the beginning is tactics.

I understand what's your saying. Tactics it is then. I want to spend 1 hour a day studying on top of playing. I was going to focus more on openings but will shift my focus. It will certainly help me see more and deeper into the board than what I can right now. Be in the moment and try to deal the best I can whit what it's in front of me rather than trying to drive an F1 on my first day at the wheel :-)

I just wanted to sound cool and say I used the Berlin defense against the Ruy Lopez opening with the xyz variation as in bla bla bla. 2016... maybe in 2 years  LOL!

Thanks Stig