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jayantyadav3

.i always confuse about my openings.so i am asking there.Which is the best method to learn openings

NimzoRoy

Try playing Double KP Openings as much as possible as White and Black.A good way to learn openings is to play the same opening as White and Black when you can. Don't worry about memorizing lines against every possible opening you might encounter. It's more important to understand the basics first, such as developing all your pieces on good squares and not making unnecessary pawn moves.

I'd suggest playing the Italian Game for starters 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 because you'll also start learning some basic opening principles with this type of opening. The Four Kts Game is another opening to consider, or just about anything else except I'd avoid the Ruy Lopez until you get some understanding of some other Double KP Openings first. Look around for articles right here (under "Learn")  and blogs about whatever opening you're trying to learn.

Figure out what your strengths and weaknesses are, along with you do and don't like to play. Don't buy any specialized opening books ie books on one particular opening - yet.

http://www.chess.com/blog/NimzoRoy/chess-opening-principles?_domain=old_blog_host&_parent=old_frontend_blog_view

Brasigringo

@Nimzo,

Thanks for the advice and great work with your blog. Please explain why lower rated players should avoid the Ruy Lopez. I strictly play e4 as white (at least until I improve and feel comfortable moving on to something else) I have had ok luck with the Lopez when using it and seem to prefer it to the Italian. Granted my opponents are usually rated under 1400. Is it because of the loss of tempo when the exchange variation is declined by white and black gets to advance queen side pawns pushing around the bishop? I am not arguing the point just looking for some more info/logic that could help me out. Thanks!

NimzoRoy
Brasigringo wrote:

@Nimzo,

Please explain why lower rated players should avoid the Ruy Lopez.

It's a judgement call here,  maybe I'm wrong BUT I think that the RL is the most advanced and complex of the Double KP Openings - in general. That's why it's played more often than all the other Double KP Openings put together, by a wide margin. Like the Sicilian Defense it has lots of major variations so its actually a lot easier to prepare as Black than White - Black only has to know the Breyer or Bird or Berlin Defense or Smyslov Var etc etc etc for instance but White's looking at hundreds of well-analyzed lines he/she might face after 3.Bb5

I guess the only analogy I can think of that might make any sense is that if you're going to start working on cars, don't start out working on transmissions and fuel injectors, first learn how to fix flats, change spark plugs, air filters, windshield wipers, recharge dead batteries etc. Most of the Double KP Openings  are to opening theory what fixing flats and changing the oil is to cars, but a lot of theory in the RL is more about fixing transmissions and fuel injectors

jayantyadav3

Ty nimzo.i easily understand by your blog .