which opening is good for begineers like mee??
e4 openings,d4 openings some flank pawn openings , or some other modern sidelines ???
I suggest 1.e4 for White. Italian game, Mollar attack is very strong
Black: Najdorf is very good
Honestly, it really depends on your skill level.
If you're U2000, you're fine with using an opening book.
However, if you're 2000+, I'd strongly recommend you to use an engine to prepare. Engines are a brutally strong and powerful tool, and not using it, simply puts you in a disadvantageous position against your opponent. I've literally lost games to engine prep in the Najdorf as Black. (Not fun lol)
What are your thoughts on the English Opening? Do you play it? Would you recommend it to people and to who
It's a great opening for positional players that prefer strategy and logic. I've played it a few times as an alternative weapon. I'm mostly a 1.d4 player though.
I'm going play in a classical tournament soon (my first one) and I have no experience with games that are that long. do you have any tips for adjusting or training for longer time control
I looked at your profile, and it looks like you have a 2050 rapid rating, which already demonstrates your proficiency in longer time controls.
Before you play a move, I suggest that you do a "blunder check". In your head, ask yourself, 'if I play this move, can he immediately win material'. This prevents you from making serious mistakes.
Be calm, and collect your thoughts before the game. Arrive at the board 5-10 minutes. Walk around every 30-40 minutes. It's not good to sit for too long
Honestly, it really depends on your skill level.
If you're U2000, you're fine with using an opening book.
However, if you're 2000+, I'd strongly recommend you to use an engine to prepare. Engines are a brutally strong and powerful tool, and not using it, simply puts you in a disadvantageous position against your opponent. I've literally lost games to engine prep in the Najdorf as Black. (Not fun lol)
what are your thoughts on gambits?? are they any good or just for fun?
like the alien gambit or the danish gambit
and how to prepare book opening moves???
how to blunder less
how to find the best moves
how to find tactics mid game ??
how to prepare your opening repertoire?
how to get better in endgames?
The Alien Gambit is a highly dubious gambit. I do not recommend it. Even Alien himself only plays it in bullet time controls.
Have you ever played (and if you have did you win/lose/draw) vs IM Levy Rozman (GothamChess)
@Commando_Droid
What's the story behind your chess.com username? I'm guessing there's an entertaining story with that one.
How do you also manage your time between chess and personal life? I greatly enjoy both; chess is certainly a big part of my life, but becoming a titled player (as you have done) must have taken a much higher level of dedication towards working on your chess. I'm curious how you navigated that.
what are your thoughts on gambits?? are they any good or just for fun?
like the alien gambit or the danish gambit
and how to prepare book opening moves???
how to blunder less
how to find the best moves
how to find tactics mid game ??
how to prepare your opening repertoire?
how to get better in endgames?
I can answer some of these for you @aryaaXD
Not all gambits are created equal. Most are just silly and objectively bad; they just hope to gain an advantage if the opponent is unstudied and unprepared. There are some gambits objectively better than others and certainly playable, but I personally don't like gambits. They seem less solid than tried and tested mainline openings. Gambits are mostly for fun, or for catching an opponent unprepared.
The Alien Gambit is dubious. It has many tricks, so that makes it playable, but objectively it's a dubious opening. The Danish Gambit is much more solid, but I also don't believe this is best.
The answers to your remaining questions is "practice on that one thing." How to get better at endgames? Study and practice common checkmate patterns and common theoretical endgames. How to find tactics mid game? Solve lots of tactics puzzles and try understanding why they work. If you can break down each of it's components, then you are more likely to see similar tactics in real games if you recognize similar components there. The fancy phrase for this is "pattern recognition."
I heard hearsay about FIDE being a corrupt organization, so as an IM that obviously participates in FIDE tournaments, do you think it's true that FIDE is really corrupt like FIFA?
Another question, as an IM, how do you deal with tilt? for myself, I'm dealing with tilting by stopping playing chess like for weeks, even longer like months, so I'm curious what professional chess player like you deal with it.
would u eat cheese for lunch while six pine trees straw milk from nine four squares since fries dont lick coral reefs?
Feel free to ask me anything... related to chess, life, ect.
Any advice related to 2200-2300 blitz range that might be helpful to reach 2400(not related to otb)
Ginger or Maryanne?
I heard hearsay about FIDE being a corrupt organization, so as an IM that obviously participates in FIDE tournaments, do you think it's true that FIDE is really corrupt like FIFA?
Yes, FIDE is quite corrupt...
There is no other official organization, so we just endure it
Sources:
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/is-fide-corrupt
https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1ho9jkj/if_you_want_fide_replaced_be_careful_what_you/
@Commando_Droid
What's the story behind your chess.com username? I'm guessing there's an entertaining story with that one.
How do you also manage your time between chess and personal life? I greatly enjoy both; chess is certainly a big part of my life, but becoming a titled player (as you have done) must have taken a much higher level of dedication towards working on your chess. I'm curious how you navigated that.
I'm a huge star wars fan, and I found the Commando Droids to be especially cool.
I used to play chess tournaments every weekend, so I was extremely dedicated on the game
Another question, as an IM, how do you deal with tilt? for myself, I'm dealing with tilting by stopping playing chess like for weeks, even longer like months, so I'm curious what professional chess player like you deal with it.
Honestly, the first step is to just not care about rating. Simply try your best, and play to learn and enjoy the game. If you start caring about the result too much, you won't play to your maximum potential
Have you ever played (and if you have did you win/lose/draw) vs IM Levy Rozman (GothamChess)
Yes, I drew Gotham, in January of 2022
Here's the link to his recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDn2TiLyME8&t=546s
When did you start playing chess
2014... when I was 7