Openings Poll

How many of you consult websites or books regularly before making moves in the early game? A simple I do or I don't will do.

I do.

Nah.

I never study the opening, that's why i'm always hammered in the opening.

Originally posted by incub626
I never study the opening, that's why i'm always hammered in the opening.

Sometimes you get lucky.

Game 2740638

What the hell was I thinking? Oh well.

study some openings ,their theory behind it and include it in ur opening
repotoire,that's what i do.becoz,if u simply play opening moves without knowing how to continue it and get an advantage in middle or endgame,it's waste of time studying opening.but once i start playing i don't consult opening books or database.i play on my own using my repotoire and skills.

Originally posted by dmnelson84
How many of you consult websites or books regularly before making moves in the early game? A simple I do or I don't will do.

I did and it was very helpful for my otb game as playing lots of games on here meant that I could move very quickly in most positions otb which gave me a time advantage. However I find that sometimes if using a database when you eventually go out of the book and you have slaveishly followed a database (which I have been guilty of) you end up not fully understanding tha position you are in and prone to make a bad move. So I intend to stop using them now, it takes the fun out of chess (for me anyway).

I think if you are playing opponents less than 1600, then opening theory would not play as big a part. It isn't like you can follow strict book lines when your oponents are not playing them.

i do

Originally posted by Orange Peel
I think if you are playing opponents less than 1600, then opening theory would not play as big a part. It isn't like you can follow strict book lines when your oponents are not playing them.

and practically every single 1500+ player here uses them. I also do, of course.

Originally posted by wormwood
and practically every single 1500+ player here uses them. I also do, of course.

1500 then....

I don't

I do.

If (gametype == 'clan' || (gametype = 'tournament' && round > 1)) && OpponentRating > 1600
Then UseDB


Even that isn't truley accurate, because after hundreds of games, I know the first 8-10 moves of my prefered lines, so I only consult when they deviate. Using the DB in the first place is how I learned the lines.

Originally posted by dmnelson84
How many of you consult websites or books regularly before making moves in the early game? A simple I do or I don't will do.

I'm trying to learn a few more lines in the english and it'd take forever to try and memorize it all just from reading. So, yeah, for now i probably will. Untill i can remember it on my own, at least. I always learn my fastest when i'm actually playing a line out in a game (i think). 🙂

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