Wow for real no one has any advice, or wants to share they're method of learning/memorizing with me?
Learning Openings: Tips, tricks, or advice?
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I'd say go back to your games and find out what openings you already ARE playing... then find books on those openings... learn them deeper than you did before! when I started to study openings, I discovered that I was naturally playing a few of them, because frankly, most of them stem from logical moves...
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Oct 30, 2011
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After each game, I compare my opening moves with an opening database. The continued repetition helps in learning the openings that are normally used by my opponents.
jetfighter13 wrote:
Rapid King development is key
Absolutely correct. Put him in his box, nice and safe:
Oct 30, 2011
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not quite what I meant
"The king is a fighting piece, use It"
the king should never lead from behind, as in war, the greatest morale boost comes from seeing your leader next to you in the front lines.
oh and this is a slightlly joking comment
Generally, you want to do something like this:
Control the central squares (using your pawns). The central squares are e4, d4, e5, and d5. This means that if you are white, you will generally want to open up with either e4 or d4 (These are the most popular, but not the only choices) and as black with e5 and d5 (although I never play e5, or d5. These rules are easily breakable as you become an advanced player).
After opening up with your pawns in the center, you want to develop your minor pieces (bishops and knights). Its a good rule to develop knights before bishops, and always remember that knights on the rim are grim. Never ever develop your knight to a3 or h3 without a VERY GOOD reason. Next, you want to develop your bishops to a sqaure where they are doing something. Be2 rarely will do something. I prefer c4 or b5 for my light squared bishop (d3 if they are castled) and f4,g5, or e3 for my dark squared bishop from white. The same thing applies for black (except that the squares are reversed.)
After developing all of your pieces, you want to castle (generally to the kingside) unless there is a good reason for you to castle queenside. As you become more advanced, you will start to see the sicilian (1. e4 c5) in which you will usually want to castle to the queenside in order to get your rook onto an open file and so that you can pawnstorm on the kingside. If you ever castle to opposite sides of the board, the game is going to get VERY tactical. You have to play good defense in order to win in the middlegame.
Finally, after you have developed all of your minor pieces, move your queen and connect your rooks. When the Queen moves, you generally will not want her on a square where she can be attacked. This loses tempoes. Of course, this rule is breakable because if you put her on a square where she can be attacked, but you also threaten a mate in 1, then it doesn't really matter. It is critical to connect your rooks, because they are now defending eachother. "connecting rooks" means that you put them so that they are on the same rank/file with no pieces between them. Usually, you will want to use them on an open file(s).
Here is a basic example of an opening. It is called the four knights defense. It is a very simple opening, and I used to love to play it:
I hope this post helps you understand the opening a bit better, although it may be a bit vague.
Wow, lots of great info here thank you all! I am definitely going to start to review my games, I have had zero time to play the last few days.
I ordered that book you recommended too, it has several great reviews backing it.
PawnPusher thanks dude! I will probably pick your brain from time to time, I added you to my friends list.
Study hypermodern openings, or openings based on its principals. And study openings for both colours(I've seen idiots who were one move away from making a neat King's Indian Attack but screwed it up because they didn't know about KIA).
I love Queen's Gambit and Ruy Lopez. They're open. But, of course, to be fair to black, I enjoy KIA and a variation of it as well.
Oct 31, 2011
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#13
Tactics training improved my ratings here, although it is fun to study a few lines.
The Four Knights was mentioned. I played a game recently where I had the Black pieces and defended with the Petroff - 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6, then my opponent transposed this opening into the Four Knights, and then added a Scotch twist.
With the Scotch, White is looking for easy development of his pieces, especially both bishops, by playing d2-d4. Black can't let White get away with establishing the ideal pawn center with both e4 and d4.
Hey everyone, pretty new to chess and I've got some questions about Openings.
I've yet to play on this server, so far I've played here and there, mainly on Facebooks chess app. I got the 3rd edition of the Complete idiots guide to Chess, and I feel like it's had a pretty significant impact on my ability. Openings though that is a different thing altogether.
I've read so many different opinions about how to study openings and I want to know if anyone has some advice,tips, or tricks for learning/memorizing them. Some say I should learn this set of common openings, some say pick 2 for white and 2 for black and really learn/memorize them. What do you all do? Insight pleeeeaaase?!