Up to a certain level, one can get away with playing super passively, and waiting for the opponent to make a mistake. If one continues to raise one's rating, one eventually gets to a point where that doesn't work.
How Did You Play The Openings As A Beginner?
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Jan 17, 2016
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The first opening I remember learning was the "Queen's Ruy Lopez". At least, that's what my dad called it. Basically, it was a sort of Veresov opening. It was solid and I got some great attacks. But it took me a long time to learn protect my back rank. I remember playing that stuff when I was about 6 years old.
I played mostly 1.e4 from 6th grade until I was a Sophomore in high school when I started playing the Queen's Gambit.
Jan 17, 2016
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#6
I remember playing moves for one side only, looking at different setups I might try in the opening.
I thought c4 d4 e3 Nf3 Nc3 was very "sneaky" because the f1 bishop guarded c4... so that's how new I was haha. I hoped my opponent wouldn't notice and they'd capture on c4 so I could win a knight or something. I liked how everything was defended and the pieces seemed to work together.
But it makes me wonder if I'd seen a queen's gambit before because it would be odd to come up with those moves from nothing at all. My dad knew some very basic things like control the center, but no openings. I may have seen it in a chess book at the library though.
I never remember playing a4 Ra3, although that's how my brother would begin every game when we played as kids.
Hi there!
Many beginners play h4, then a4 and put the rooks out for some reason. Then after a while e4 and.. well just something! But there is a new thing I have seen beginners play - London system! Yes it develops all the pieces but 6 year old kids don't learn alot in these closed positional games, open tactical games is the way to go at first. Wait a few years to mix it up with something like London and Colle system. But here is a funny thing. I ''inventet'' a solid opening system when I was starting, played it mostly when I was 8-10 years old. I played e4 as white and then d3 with f3 and Be3. I have always liked pawn shapes and this was my triangle. In 2.b3 Sicilian ''the hug'' sometimes apperars in my games, where there are pawns on e4, d3, c2, b3 and a4! Do any of you recognise ''The triangle system''?
Did you play homemade systems? Or do you even do that still?! (congrats being under 1500 hehe)