Been playing 1.d4 a bit.
Don't know much about queens gambit so I have been looking at the game explorer. What I found was very interseting....
Red Hot Pawn black usually responds with d5 which usually ends up in queen's gambit accepted.
Masters play Nf6 followed by either queen's indian or ninzo indian depending on which knight white develops first.
One other thing...
Red Hot Pawn white plays 1.e4 much more tha 1.d4, while masters play 1.e4 more but it is much close to 50-50.
Why the difference?
On the contrary. I think beginners and intermediate players should play the classical openings before venturing into fashionable and hypermodern openings. Modern openings often defy general rules of thumb for openings that I teach beginners. The reasons for these deviations are murky at best and get in the way of teaching solid practices.
Originally posted by EladarRed Hot Pawn is not representative because some players play a lot more games than the average.If you look at the top 5 of the most active players on here it is roughly 81,000 e4 to 33,000 d4.So a few can skewer the stats just by volume.
Been playing 1.d4 a bit.
Don't know much about queens gambit so I have been looking at the game explorer. What I found was very interseting....
Red Hot Pawn black usually responds with d5 which usually ends up in queen's gambit accepted.
Masters play Nf6 followed by either queen's indian or ninzo indian depending on which knight white develops first ...[text shortened]... tha 1.d4, while masters play 1.e4 more but it is much close to 50-50.
Why the difference?
Originally posted by jb70That ratio is slightly highr that rhp total ratio. I figured it had to do with the common advice I was given which was to play 1.e4 and look to play an open game.
Red Hot Pawn is not representative because some players play a lot more games than the average.If you look at the top 5 of the most active players on here it is roughly 81,000 e4 to 33,000 d4.So a few can skewer the stats just by volume.
Originally posted by byedidiaI don't think it matters what opening you prefer playing.
On the contrary. I think beginners and intermediate players should play the classical openings before venturing into fashionable and hypermodern openings. Modern openings often defy general rules of thumb for openings that I teach beginners. The reasons for these deviations are murky at best and get in the way of teaching solid practices.
The important thing is tounderstand why the moves and responses are what they are.
Ok the most common response to e4 is e5.
Until you understand why that is you're not gonna get very far.
Originally posted by vendaIn Masters games the most common move to e4 is c5.
I don't think it matters what opening you prefer playing.
The important thing is to[b]understand why the moves and responses are what they are.
Ok the most common response to e4 is e5.
Until you understand why that is you're not gonna get very far.[/b]
But I get your point.
I remember being told to put my pieces on good squares. I would ask what is a good square?
