I have a question for advanced players

What are some openings and tactics to look out for being a beginner, I am starting to play better I’m using pins and discovered checks to my advantage and it have made my elo bump up a little but I’m just curious on what y’all have to say 

This video helped me a lot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eECLMOUrDNU

Ok I usually do the queens gambit and I enjoy playing the ponzaiani (idk how to spell it)

Dragon

Best, best, best book for starting to seriously study tactics is Winning Chess: How To See Three Moves Ahead by Chernev and Reinfeld.

Oh thx I was planing on buying some chess books (levy’s mainly) I’ll check this one out

For the improving chess amateur (especially a beginner-novice) who is looking for playable mainstream openings, without having to learn gigantic amounts of opening theory in the process.....I recommend...

White Openings against 1.e4 e5.....any of...

Scotch Game & Gambit

Ponziani Opening

Vienna Game & Gambit - considered to be an improved version of the King’s Gambit, which is also exciting to play, especially in speed chess games (bullet, blitz, etc.).

Italian Game - is a good, solid opening for White, but is also more complex to initially learn to play well than those above...although you might check out the Evans Gambit - it is dynamic, solid and interesting to play.

As White against the Sicilian Defense (1.e4 c5)...any of...

Alapin/c3 Sicilian

Morra Gambit

Grand Prix Attack

As White against the Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6)....any of...

Advance Variation

Classical (3.Nc3)

Panov Attack

As White against the French Defense (1.e4 e6).....either of...

Advance Variation

King's Indian Attack

If as White you prefer to open with 1.d4, then I recommend the London System (1.d4 d5 2.Bc4).

As Black...

I am a proponent of playing defenses which offer me a reasonable chance of success and which my opponents are less likely to be expecting, thus making it more likely that they will be less prepared than me to play it. That is, openings where there is a good chance (assuming I have done my due diligence) that I will know it better than my opponent does...

For example,

As Black against 1.e4...

Scandinavian Defense - probably the easiest defense to learn and play against 1.e4. There are four main variations: 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 (my preference), or 3...Qd5, or 3.Qd8, or 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 (the Portuguese, aka Modern, Variation).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up9c5bbMJvE&ab_channel=GothamChess

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpd8jcVKcJw&list=PLssNbVBYrGcDxYjYug23Ls2C-wMcqJQUQ&ab_channel=HangingPawns

An excellent repertoire book on the 3...Qa5 Variation (my preference) is The Scandinavian for Club Players by Thomas Willemze.

Caro-Kann Defense (CK)- 1.e4 c6. This is one of the four most popular defenses against 1.e4, the other three being 1...e5, the Sicilian Defense (1...c5) and the French Defense (1...e6). So 1.e4 players will likely have done some preparation in the CK. Nevertheless, the CK is very flexible and can be played by Black in a solid, conservative style or dynamically, in a sharp, counter-attacking style. For the former I recommend the CK Classical - Capablanca Variation, and for the latter the CK Classical - Korchnoi (aka Tartakower) Variation. The Classical complex (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3) is sometimes referred to as the 'Main Line' CK...

Capablanca V. (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KvEdj_TcM4&list=PLssNbVBYrGcBZfLbeAU7d8llHf2jxBEl7&index=5&ab_channel=HangingPawns

Korchnoi (aka Tartakower) V. (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6 exf6)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_6qOZIlbE0&list=PLssNbVBYrGcBZfLbeAU7d8llHf2jxBEl7&index=10&ab_channel=HangingPawns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MrEYqiMU4w&ab_channel=Chessfactor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPVp5TWZR0w&ab_channel=DanielNaroditsky

A comprehensive book on the CK which includes extensive treatment of the Capablanca and the Korchnoi Variations is Win With The Caro-Kann by Sverre Johnsen and T.R. Hansen.

As Black against the Queen’s Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4).....

Ragozin Defense – (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bb4). The Ragozin is a sibling of, and an alternative/complement to the Nimzo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4). While in some lines the Nimzo can transpose into the Ragozin, the latter tends to be more dynamic/aggressive than the Nimzo...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asmuH_dL5nQ&ab_channel=TheChessWorld.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oRtSS4lENo&ab_channel=HangingPawns

Main Line of the Nimzo-Indian Defense - Hanging Pawns…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04208aqgKMc&ab_channel=HangingPawns

A recommended book on the Ragozin Defense: Play the Ragozin - A Dynamic Repertoire by Richard Pert. The book also offers a complete repertoire after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6. 3.Nc3 Bb4 as well as a repertoire against the Catalan plus other White options after 1.d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6.

For the Nimzo-Indian I recommend the following excellent introductory books on the topic:: Starting Out: The Nimzo-Indian by Chris Ward and Playing the Nimzo-Indian by Edward Dearing.

Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA)...(1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4)...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn4YbcucmT4&ab_channel=CoachKestony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlXXfcXcF5o&ab_channel=HangingPawns

An instructive introduction to the QGA for Black is Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Accepted by A. Raetsky & M. Chetverik...

Albin Counter Gambit (1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5) - for its surprise value against the Queens Gambit...

https://chesspathways.com/chess-openings/queens-pawn-opening/albin-counter-gambit/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCkbChYLEd4&ab_channel=ChessVibes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albin_Countergambit,_Lasker_Trap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drRFTPODZlA&ab_channel=HangingPawns

An excellent, instructive introduction to the Albin C-G can be found as Chapter 8 of the book My First Chess Opening Repertoire for Black by Vincent Moret.

otherwise...

Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell

Any opening that draws is very good
for tactics at advanced level you need to learn hidden move, outpost and xray are all very overpowered

Susan Polgar I book

It was the first book my coach gave me and it was awesome. Really good for training tactics and pattern recognition

Stick to a few openings; don't get yourself overwhelmed with a million openings. It'll help you gain experience (and if so more) what to do in the middlegame. Do puzzles to improve tactics, look over some endgames, and whenever you feel like you're able to, learn some more openings like the Scotch.

try learn an opening really well for both white and black that you know so well you can play it in your sleep.learn more advanced tactics like the windmill,alekines gun and common mating patterns.play longer games,ideally 10 minute as bullet and blitz will not help you learn. you should also stop playing one movers as the higher you get in the rating ladder the more likely they are able to spot it and most important of all... STOP. BLUNDERING . PIECES .

openings for beginners that i recommend as white: queens gambit,London system and four knights and as black: kings Indian and Caro kann. openings i don't recommend are highly complex openings such as Ruy Lopez,Sicilian defense and Italian as they have to much theory for beginners to learn. also generally do not play gambits,even tho queens gambit is fine any other gambit is a death sentence as you should not be down material early on if you do not know how to play the gambit precisely. another thing not to do is play opening traps such as the fried liver and wayward queen attack as the higher you get in the rating ladder the more likely your opponent knows how to defend against it.

also when playing longer games try not to play to quickly. ideally you want to go fast in the opening but slow down the pace in the endgame and middle game. this will help decrees one move blunders and increase you spotting a mistake from the opponent or you spotting a tactic

@RussBell that is to much to learn for even intermediate players

remember we have to help beginners and no beginner will study that much

Right now I’m trying to learn the lines of the Ponziani because I keep getting told to learn that