Learning an Opening from Scratch

Originally posted by Dragon Fire
Strongly [b]not recommended. In blitz you do not really get an opportunity to study an opening or the reasons behind certain lines. To do this you need to think and work out the ideas - for this you need time. Bullet is even less useful so avoid at all costs.In bullet he who moves quickest wins not he who plays best and it is absolutely no use in hel ...[text shortened]... s by all means, over and over again, but do it carefully and slowly with full length games here.[/b]

I see where you are coming from. I meant that by playing blitz games with an opening, it will allow you to see where pieces should go, and what there functions are. Playing blitz will definitely not help you learn specific opening lines, but i think they will help with the ideas and plans behind them.

Originally posted by hammster21
I see where you are coming from. I meant that by playing blitz games with an opening, it will allow you to see where pieces should go, and what there functions are. [b]Playing blitz will definitely not help you learn specific opening lines, but i think they will help with the ideas and plans behind them.[/b]

Well, that isn't completely true. I learned all of my lines playing blitz. The thing is, you have to have someone who knows the lines sitting over your shoulder, which my coach was. And once you learn the lines, playing blitz with them will add to your knowledge of the opening like you said.