Answer by Philip Roe for Opening as a Beginner: Mainlines or Offbeaten path?
An opening repertoire for someone who has no time to study should not aim at getting an advantage, but aim instead to create situations in which you feel at home and in which your opponent will have...
View ArticleAnswer by Arlen for Opening as a Beginner: Mainlines or Offbeaten path?
At that rating level, you’re better served by playing simple openings and concentrating on getting better at chess in general, so any opening, offbeat or mainline, that requires weeks or months of...
View ArticleAnswer by edwina oliver for Opening as a Beginner: Mainlines or Offbeaten path?
At 1500 openings are not your problem. Trying to play tactical slash and burn is a problem and a poor strategy for improving. You may like them but they are not the best approach. And when you play...
View ArticleAnswer by Lyudmil Tsvetkov for Opening as a Beginner: Mainlines or Offbeaten...
Take the Fischer games collection and play twice through it.Then try to remember what openings he has played and reproduce them on the board.There is no better openings guide than Fischer games.
View ArticleAnswer by Sint for Opening as a Beginner: Mainlines or Offbeaten path?
Here's my answer as an FM:Scandinavian with Qd8 is a great choice if you want to avoid trappy theory while achieving normal positions.Negative to Qd8 Scandinavian is that white gets a very free game...
View ArticleAnswer by Annatar for Opening as a Beginner: Mainlines or Offbeaten path?
In general, independently of playstyle, I'd advise every beginner who seriously wants to improve in the long run to favor "popular" openings over "offbeat" ones.Offbeat openings are (usually)...
View ArticleAnswer by Hockeyfan19 for Opening as a Beginner: Mainlines or Offbeaten path?
To improve your tactics it's important to do tactical puzzles consistently, openings have little to do with tactical ability. If you want positional experience in open, closed, or semi-closed positions...
View ArticleAnswer by Ywapom for Opening as a Beginner: Mainlines or Offbeaten path?
Definitely go with the sharp lines! If you forget what to do or can't figure it out over-the-board then that is a learning opportunity -- you can go see what you missed after the game. Tactical vision...
View ArticleOpening as a Beginner: Mainlines or Offbeaten path?
I am approximately 1500 OTB (Lichess Classical 1750, chess.com 1540, internal rating in my club ~1500), and of course I would like to improve. Work and family are demanding, so naturally I would like...
View ArticleAnswer by Marc Sicina for Opening as a Beginner: Mainlines or Offbeaten path?
Ah. THAT QUESTION!! Lol! Asked by many players!! I think there are lines for ones rating. So unless you have the time and want to devote time then sveshnikov, Botvinick semi slav maybe not best...
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