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    13 Aug '07 16:42
    Thx for all the replies
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    13 Aug '07 19:32
    Originally posted by kmac27
    At my level i've read through many books, probably 5 openings books. what did i learn? Pobably not a lot, a lot of lines that get confused from good lines and bad ones. If Icould go back and do it again Id study master games. If your looking for queens gambit games go to kasparovs predecesors books, great annotations and you'll learn more than just the openi ...[text shortened]... es and your play will improve. use openings databases for helping develop your opening skills.
    I somewhat disagree. I read lots of chess books for the first few years I played, but after a while my game kind of stagnated and I only recently started to study openings. They have been a huge help, one of the biggest things they have helped in is giving a long range plan, so after you leave "the book" I dont have as many of those moments where my clock is ticking away and I am thinking "ok, what am I supposed to do now?"
  3. 127.0.0.1
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    13 Aug '07 20:05
    Frankly, unless you really take your correspondence seriously, check out a few websites for the basics of your opening, then use a database and master games for your next 5 moves, then play.
  4. Joined
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    14 Aug '07 17:02
    Originally posted by chessisvanity
    QGA isn't as good as QGD ......
    At 1300 Elo at 2200 or at GM level?
  5. Joined
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    14 Aug '07 17:45
    Originally posted by Sam The Sham
    Just get Modern Chess Openings, dude, it it's not there, you don't care.
    Although I do have a few repertoire books, in general all you need is MCO or NCO until you're about 2000+.
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    14 Aug '07 17:48
    Originally posted by chessisvanity
    forget those openings.....

    play what i play....

    1.a4! 2.h4!!
    1 a4 and 2 h4 expose the flank too much, I think. I much prefer 1 a3 and 2 h3 !! 🙂
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    14 Aug '07 20:11
    Originally posted by gaychessplayer
    1 a4 and 2 h4 expose the flank too much, I think. I much prefer 1 a3 and 2 h3 !! 🙂
    But then you cant bring your rooks to a3 and h3
  8. Joined
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    14 Aug '07 20:481 edit
    Originally posted by mcreynolds
    But then you cant bring your rooks to a3 and h3
    So THAT'S why I'm losing all the time! 🙁
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