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Whats really the point of learning an opening past a few moves, unless your opponent follows along. I mean I try different openings, then after 5 or 6 moves I don't know what i'm playing anymore.

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I believe knowing an opening enables you to have a good shot at winning; you don't want to enter middle game at a disadvantage.

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it's good to learn the opening STRATEGIES for the specific opening e.g. I want to control this square, this color complex, do a queenside minority attack, trade this bad piece for that good piece of his, create this pawn structure and trade into a better endgame...etc

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Originally posted by veager
Whats really the point of learning an opening past a few moves, unless your opponent follows along. I mean I try different openings, then after 5 or 6 moves I don't know what i'm playing anymore.
I agree....all these special openings mean shlt after 2 moves. I dont know ANY openings. I just play as I see fit, period. All those book openings bull shlt.

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Originally posted by TRAINS44
I agree....all these special openings mean shlt after 2 moves. I dont know ANY openings. I just play as I see fit, period. All those book openings bull shlt.
ignorant. it's not just the lines for moves 1 to 10 or whatever that makes an opening important. it's often the strategies (not necessarily tactics) that make a specific opening useful to know well e.g. minority attack

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Originally posted by Sicilian Smaug
Yeah Trains, your ignorant!😉
Well, he certainly has different ideas and philosophies about chess; much as you have a different idea regarding the use of apostrophes.

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Originally posted by hypermo2001
ignorant. it's not just the lines for moves 1 to 10 or whatever that makes an opening important. it's often the strategies (not necessarily tactics) that make a specific opening useful to know well e.g. minority attack
Well, play against me and see what good your theoretical "openings" do for ya. Ready when you are. You just MAY win if your opening is good, but I wouldnt count on it. If you lose,..so much for your "book" openings.

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Originally posted by Sicilian Smaug
Yeah Trains, your ignorant!😉
Cant help it,..I was born that way.

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Originally posted by ark13
Well, he certainly has different ideas and philosophies about chess; much as you have a different idea regarding the use of apostrophes.
Thank you Ark13.

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Originally posted by hypermo2001
it's good to learn the opening STRATEGIES for the specific opening e.g. I want to control this square, this color complex, do a queenside minority attack, trade this bad piece for that good piece of his, create this pawn structure and trade into a better endgame...etc
Do yourself a favor and leave the dreamworld, and just play chess. Leave the books home. Theory is good on PAPER, not the chessboard.

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Originally posted by TRAINS44
Do yourself a favor and leave the dreamworld, and just play chess. Leave the books home. Theory is good on PAPER, not the chessboard.
What about a paper chessboard?

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Originally posted by ark13
What about a paper chessboard?
im not telling YOU