Edit: Apologies. I accidentally posted this in General and not the Opening portion of the forum.
Opening theory for ~1200 player?
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I would recomend the following thread on chess.com.
It's fun and gives some great ideas of what goes on in a highr rated players mind :)
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/the-hnerf-attack?page=1
If you think opening lessons on chess.com are still too far away I suggest you look at classical opening defences (e4-e5 and d4-d5) and just look for a solid opening repertoire, nothing too fancy just develop and get an equal middlegame for both sides.
I think the books you are using are very good. The only thing u need is to use the insights from the books. It's one thing to read a book but another to use the knowledge in a game, meanwhile not losing your queen due to a tactic.
Maybe tactics trainer and solid openings will increase your chess skill a lot.
chessmicky wrote:
"There is an excellent new book designed to meet the needs of relatively inexperienced players. It's 'Opening for Amateurs' by Peter Tamburro. ..."
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
Perhaps one would want to supplement with Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms.
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
Hi all. I am relatively novice at chess yet but I have been studying hard and improving a little each day. I have 3 books: Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, Logical Chess by Chernev and Winning Chess by Chernev and Reinfeld. I have finished Fischer's book, and am working my way through the other two simultaneously. At present, I feel that my greatest weakness is in the opening but I am caught in a strange limbo between understanding the fundamentals of classical development (knights out, pawns to the center, bishops on the longest open diagonal, castle early, rooks to the open files and queen is not a sledgehammer) and comprehending the nuances of ideal placement for a coordinated attack or defense. So I solicit your opinions. What is the best way to improve my understanding of the opening when I'm past the basics but many opening lessons here on chess.com still evade my comprehension?