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Studying Openings
Posted by
Capa5
16 Jan 2006 4:58pm
To the more experienced players, how do you study the openings? Do you recommend any books?
I was thinking that one way would be to get an overview with say a basic openings book, then gradually go through the main ones, one at a time by playing games with that opening. I have found using the openings explorer in Chessgames.com gives me a good overview of what to do and not do in the first couple of moves (based on the % that GMs use for the next move).
MCO/NCO seems too encyclopedic and probably only of value to very experienced players, although I have a friend who says he uses it as a reference - when he plays a game, he checks up the opening he used and the variations.
Study your ECO
Posted by
Zyzzler
20 Jan 2006 11:46am
Study, and practice, all of the openings from A00 to E99 in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO).
But always remember, memorising openings and their variations doesnt necessarily win the game. Instinctive and strategic game play will win the middle game and set up an end game victory, or a respectable draw.
how to strengthen chess skills
Posted by
lemmonrobert
2 Feb 2006 11:14am
solve problems, this gets you thinking a few moves ahead. examples are solve, mate in 5, black wins a piece in 6, ect... then after doing this study a few openings to gain an understanding of what tactics and strategy is involved. Then finally analysis a few well known games to get an understanding of what the player was thinking when the move was made. Practice memorization, go through a game say up til move 5-10 in your head without moving any peaces, arrange the pieces on the board how you visulize it. Then see if your right, practice this until you can do this until like move 20 or 30 or so.
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