It just means you won't be a threat in tournaments.Ī huge part of chess is strategy.
#Opening chess moves reddit free
Take it or leave it.Įdit: To all the people downvoting because they disagree, search for 'reddiquette.' Also, feel free to memorize your openings. It goes both ways.)Īnyways, thoughts from a patzer. (or they'll miss that their opponent hung a piece or a couple pawns and give up some other concession. These are club players who are just gonna hang a bishop or a couple pawns and never have a chance to begin with. There's a reason for that.Įven suggesting d4 over e4 (or vice versa) as d4 is 'quieter' or e4 is 'sharper' is so wrong and counterproductive for the OP. Be the tortoise, not the hare.Īnyways, there have been a couple of these 'opening suggestions' threads recently and there's about 40 different opinions in each of them. They shoot up like an arrow for a while but get passed up by people who steadily work on tactics and endgames. And the majority of those same talented young kids struggle mightily to make it over the 1800 hump because they have to go back to the beginning and study the principles and tactics. Moreover, once your opponent deviates from your plan, you'll be less likely to find the critical concepts yourself, because you have spent your time memorizing an opening instead of the theory behind the game.Įvery chess club across the country has the talented young kid who will slice and dice you if you play their sicilian or spanish up to move 20. If you have memorized all the branches on move 16 of your favorite sicilian, you have yet to engage your brain in the game itself. You want to be in uncharted waters often if you aim to improve. I often hear that "but studying the opening will put you in positions you know so you don't make those blunders!" That's unhelpful. No amount of opening study is going to prevent you from making those mistakes. The vast majority of amateur level games are won and lost by tactical blunders in the middle game and end game. It just isn't going to happen, and even if it does it's not going to have an impact on your rating or your overall improvement. You can, by all means, pick a few pet openings and study them, but don't ever expect to win a game BECAUSE you studied the opening. That's all the opening study you need to improve.
If you're under 1800 USCF (sorry FIDE people I don't know what the conversion is like) this is the best opening for you: The problem with 'opening choices for beginners' threads is that they are at best unhelpful and at worst flat out wrong. Please continue to give us your feedback and suggestions on how we can help make /r/chess better for everyone. Use the message the moderators link if your posts or comments don't appear, or for help with any administrative matters. Twitter/Facebook posts must contain a direct link to the tweet/post, and include the author's nameĬhess Spoiler format for problem answers etc.,
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