Help me stop losing in the opening without blun...

Perhaps I will... thanks.

(Or perhaps I'll just adopt the latvian, giving me a completely thematic opening repertoire: king's gambit as white against e5, KIA against everything else, KID as black against d4 and latvian against e4... hah! that could be amusing.)

Try opening with E5 against E4. Your C6 opening if fouling you up at the moment. By doing so you also give up the center of the board and don't have the proper knowledge to counter it. Also you don't have to religiously castle right away. Use the tool your opponents are probably using against you, Your recent game database!!!. After each game go back and review what when wrong and use the game history to try a different approach.

That's funny. I have the most trouble against c6 and you have the most trouble with it. I just wish all my opponents played the Najdorf instead.

Originally posted by paultopia
Every so often, I find myself playing a position like black's after this...

[pgn]1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe1 O-O 10. Qh4[/pgn]

and then I just lose. I mean, the position is obviously completely indefensible, because none of black's pieces can GO ANYWHERE. But what happened here? It's ...[text shortened]... eloping heavy pieces straight into threats, etc. etc.?

How do I stop doing this?? Help?

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Caro-Kahn is not your style of play, that's all. You're a killer, not a turtle.