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I've heard different theories about (E & D) openings. Lately, I've been trying to stay away from those, mainly because the board can be memorized to a certain extent if constantly played this way.

Does anyone tend to shy away from E & D, or stay along this road?

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Is that hypermodern chess in away?

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Originally posted by Knight Square
Is that hypermodern chess in away?
Hypermodem chess? And that is? You'll have to excuse me, some of the terms thrown around in here won't be received on the first try.

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Instead of building up a centre with pawns, you hold your pawns back until the time is right, and then you try to destroy your opponents centre. If you succeed, you'll usually have a lot of targets here and everywhere. If not, you're squashed.

So, instead of occupying the centre.. you would attempt to control it and see it as an object of attack. I personally found it quite hard to play hypermodern. Maybe it's because you need some skill to do it.. 🙁

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Originally posted by Golub
Instead of building up a centre with pawns, you hold your pawns back until the time is right, and then you try to destroy your opponents centre. If you succeed, you'll usually have a lot of targets here and everywhere. If not, you're squashed.

So, instead of occupying the centre.. you would attempt to control it and see it as an object of attack. I personal ...[text shortened]... found it quite hard to play hypermodern. Maybe it's because you need some skill to do it.. 🙁
any example of that?

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Originally posted by YIAMSOMEBODY
I've heard different theories about (E & D) openings. Lately, I've been trying to stay away from those, mainly because the board can be memorized to a certain extent if constantly played this way.

Does anyone tend to shy away from E & D, or stay along this road?
Do you mean ECO volumes D and E? I'm not certain that I understand the question.

I did try to keep my postal games in volumes A and B back in 1998, when those were the only volumes that I owned.

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Originally posted by Wulebgr
Do you mean ECO volumes D and E? I'm not certain that I understand the question.

I did try to keep my postal games in volumes A and B back in 1998, when those were the only volumes that I owned.
I think he means e pawn and d pawn.

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Originally posted by YIAMSOMEBODY
I've heard different theories about (E & D) openings. Lately, I've been trying to stay away from those, mainly because the board can be memorized to a certain extent if constantly played this way.

Does anyone tend to shy away from E & D, or stay along this road?
i do, i like to suprise my opponent and i think the best way is to use an opening they dont know.