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Learn one opening completely and play it exclusively
Originally posted by ketchuploverbobby fischer did that, he played Ruy Lopez with white, and sicilian with black.
Learn one opening completely and play it exclusively
Originally posted by SchlecterAlong with a chit load of other openings he HAD to know besides the Ruy and the Sicilian.
bobby fischer did that, he played Ruy Lopez with white, and sicilian with black.
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i agree.
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but rivals just know your game.
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so from time to time we prepare something diferent.
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for example one year playing 1. e4, next year change to 1. d4
Originally posted by greenpawn34This is what I did when I first started in the late 1980's. Then GM Seirawan recommended exactly that combo in his book Winning Chess Openings and exposed my scheme.
What opening do you get to play exclusively.
It would have to be as Black. A Pirc/Modern/KID set up and as White a KIA set up.
Originally posted by FishHead111"He studied and played all manner of openings just like ALL GM's do."
Along with a chit load of other openings he HAD to know besides the Ruy and the Sicilian.
Jebus.
He studied and played all manner of openings just like ALL GM's do.
http://bobbyfischer.net/repertoire.html
Same thing with Capablanca, contrary to the urban legend that he "never studied chess openings". He looked at openings and discussed them with other players all the time.
Nobody at that level of chess plays just "a couple of openings".
Originally posted by Paul LeggettAgree.
"He studied and played all manner of openings just like ALL GM's do."
This is not a very accurate description of Fischer's play. The "studied" part is reasonable, but that's about it.
He did start to vary his routine a bit on the way to the Championship to keep the Soviets guessing, but his repertoire was still very narrow compared to many top players.