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Nikolai-noob
Mar 11, 2020
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I am a beginner (noob/newbie). What I should learn first is how to play teal chess without opening knowledge. Chess 960 is therefore a good way to start, because it don't depend on knowing openings.
Why does so few select that to play, hard to find someone at a beginner skill to play 960? Should have been the preference for beginners to play...
It's good that you're not focused on opening study as a beginner. However, that doesn't mean you should by playing 960. The best way to learn is by diving in and playing. By playing regular chess with the normal starting setup, you'll learn bits and pieces of opening theory through actual play. It'll be easier to learn from, since you'll be able to compare to master games, opening databases, or even your own other games in the same openings, to see what you could have done differently.
Perhaps it would be a good idea to look at Discovering Chess Openings, a book about opening principles.
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
"... the problem with developing the queen so early: the further advanced the queen becomes, the more prone it is to attack from enemy pieces, and this is particularly the case in the opening when there have been no piece trades and the board is cluttered. If you're not careful with your queen handling in the opening then you could easily lose time as it gets pushed from pillar to post. And losing time is not a good idea because you are likely to fall behind in development. …" - GM John Emms (2006)