Ahh...the Ruy Lopez...so strategically rich...hell no way I'm ever touching that (unless I ever break 2000), and neither do a whole lot of class players. Have you ever heard of a Lopez Archangel game between two Class A or B players?
the King's Indian (Defense) is used at all levels; at all tournaments I've been to, I've never seen anyone under Class A use the Nimzo or Queens Indian.
Originally posted by AmauroteYou still play the french advance variation far differently than anyone else I have met. It's always fun looking up a few of your games for some off the wall ideas.
I actually played much better on this site when I knew nothing about openings. I suspect that was because at the time I was accidentally taking my opponent out of book far more often than I do deliberately nowadays.