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Darkness_Prevails
Darkness_Prevails
Jun 23, 2017
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#21
kindaspongey wrote:
 

"... Overall, I would advise most players to stick to a fairly limited range of openings, and not to worry about learning too much by heart. ..." - FM Steve Giddins (2008)
"... the average player only needs to know a limited amount about the openings he plays. Providing he understands the main aims of the opening, a few typical plans and a handful of basic variations, that is enough. ..." - FM Steve Giddins (2008)

Yes and that FM wrote a book on chess opening traps.Do your shill jobs elsewhere.

 

kindaspongey
kindaspongey
Jun 23, 2017
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#22
kindaspongey wrote:
Darkness_Prevails wrote:

Just memorize as many lines and look for master games for that line if have enough time, as the opening is 200% memorisation. ...

"... Overall, I would advise most players to stick to a fairly limited range of openings, and not to worry about learning too much by heart. ..." - FM Steve Giddins (2008)
"... the average player only needs to know a limited amount about the openings he plays. Providing he understands the main aims of the opening, a few typical plans and a handful of basic variations, that is enough. ..." - FM Steve Giddins (2008)

"Yes and that FM wrote a book on chess opening traps.Do your shill jobs elsewhere." - Darkness_Prevails

Of course, one might make it harder to perceive the reason for the posting of the Giddins quotes by removing the Darkness_Prevails comment that inspired the posting of the Giddins quotes. Fortunately, context is easily restored.

kindaspongey
kindaspongey
Jun 24, 2017
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#23
NMinSixMonths wrote:
... I said chess players in our rating range are bad at chess and should focus on removing blunders from their play before taking on other tasks. ...

"... This book is the first volume in a series of manuals designed for players who are building the foundations of their chess knowledge. The reader will receive the necessary basic knowledge in six areas of the game - tactics, positional play, strategy, the calculation of variations, the opening and the endgame.
... To make the book entertaining and varied, I have mixed up these different areas, ..." - GM Artur Yusupov (2008)

savagechess2k
savagechess2k
Jun 24, 2017
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#24

@MegasAlexandros86 I think everyone has tons of money and hire GMs like there are 5000 GMs in their country. Also, there may be GMs coach for free, right ?

FangBo
FangBo
Jun 26, 2017
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#25

I recommend the London system: https://www.chess.com/blog/FangBo/why-the-london-system-is-an-easy-opening-to-play