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I mean surely this is more interesting than the one about starships.
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Posted 2010-August-10, 07:49
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
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Posted 2010-August-10, 07:56
I always liked the English Opening (sometimes, I'd play Reti)
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Posted 2010-August-10, 08:32
Queen's Gambit as white. Trying to learn the Dutch at black.
Still decidedly intermediate - don't take my guesses as authoritative.
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Posted 2010-August-10, 09:28
Reading the title, my thoughts immidiately went below the belt.
And then it's chess?!
Anyway, I din't know the game, so I'll try 3♥.
And then it's chess?!
Anyway, I din't know the game, so I'll try 3♥.
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Posted 2010-August-10, 10:03
The Najdorf should really be its own category.
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Posted 2010-August-10, 10:27
When I was playing at a reasonable level, I had a repertoire of really sharp nasty openings, when I played less I reverted to some more off beat stuff like 1 b4.
My repertoire was:
1 e4 intending:
King's gambit, ideally double Muzio v e5
Morra v c5
Milner-barry v e6
With black I'd play:
Sicilian, ideally Polugayevsky variation of Najdorf (I was 12/12 or so with this)
King's indian, Gurgenidze type system or later polish v d4
My repertoire was:
1 e4 intending:
King's gambit, ideally double Muzio v e5
Morra v c5
Milner-barry v e6
With black I'd play:
Sicilian, ideally Polugayevsky variation of Najdorf (I was 12/12 or so with this)
King's indian, Gurgenidze type system or later polish v d4
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Posted 2010-August-10, 15:05
When I played chess, I always played black in competition and played the French opening. When white I would hope for something simple 
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Posted 2010-August-10, 15:35
I've always liked the Open Variation (5. ...., Nxe4) for black in the Ruy Lopez.
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Posted 2010-August-10, 15:38
I suck at chess openings. A little better with the mid- and endgame. I once read a book in German about the King's Indian, even though I don't really speak German, so that opening got my vote. 
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Posted 2010-August-10, 15:46
i liked a reverse k's indian type opening w/ white, looking to close the center (counter intuitive, i know)... w/ black i preferred the nimzo, k's indian, grunfield vs. Q pawn, the pirc or najdorf vs. K pawn... of course it all depends on who you're playing and whether or not it's a tourney or for fun
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Posted 2010-August-10, 16:28
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Posted 2010-August-11, 03:13
When I played chess (ages ago) I didn't have much time to study openings. So I tried to play similar structures. I found that I could do that when I played Dutch with black and Bird (f2-f4) with white.
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Posted 2010-August-11, 03:16
That's what I'm doing Trinidad and trying to learn Alekhine and maybe Center-Counter.
and trying to learn Alekhine and maybe Center-Counter.
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Posted 2010-August-11, 03:18
Lobowolf, on Aug 10 2010, 04:03 PM, said:
The Najdorf should really be its own category.
The Najdorf is awesome but White has so many good anti sicilian lines I think it's almost impossible to learn them all.
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Posted 2010-August-11, 05:19
No one else likes Scotch?
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Posted 2010-August-11, 06:54
I never played enough chess to really get into having a distinct preference, but I tended to like flank openings and defences - so I voted English.
I used to be comfortable with really pretty much any opening as I was better from a strategic point of view - rather than the tactical elements of the mid and end game. I guess I'm the same with Bridge - more comfortable with the ins and outs of bidding theory and hand valuation than the niceties of squeezes.
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I used to be comfortable with really pretty much any opening as I was better from a strategic point of view - rather than the tactical elements of the mid and end game. I guess I'm the same with Bridge - more comfortable with the ins and outs of bidding theory and hand valuation than the niceties of squeezes.
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Posted 2010-August-11, 07:33
NickRW, on Aug 11 2010, 12:54 PM, said:
I guess I'm the same with Bridge - more comfortable with the ins and outs of bidding theory and hand valuation than the niceties of squeezes.
(in my opinion:) Opening theory in chess most closely resembles a system file since you can prepare both away from the table. Also its structures are somewhat similar, they're both describable by graphs. It's true that hand valuation resembles chess strategy, but niceties of squeezes would rather be some sort of queen sacrifice that works in a (relatively small) family of positions; Legal's mate springs to mind, but I'm sure there are more eloquent examples.
If you entertain me for a moment by accepting that opening theory is similar to a bidding system, then I'd say that "I don't like bidding systems, I just bid naturally and add a few conventions" is similar to "I don't like chess openings, I just try to occupy the centre and bring out my knights and bishops and castle and then try to make a plan".
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Posted 2010-August-11, 07:59
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Posted 2010-August-11, 08:32
gwnn, on Aug 11 2010, 03:33 PM, said:
If you entertain me for a moment by accepting that opening theory is similar to a bidding system, then I'd say that "I don't like bidding systems, I just bid naturally and add a few conventions" is similar to "I don't like chess openings, I just try to occupy the centre and bring out my knights and bishops and castle and then try to make a plan".
No, bidding naturally is the basic opening approach you describe, adding a few conventions would be like: and I studied the Najdorf and the Kings Indian.
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Posted 2010-August-11, 09:03
Sure but you can't bid naturally with absolutely no convention. 1 over 1 forcing is already a convention.
I think adding a few conventions would mean that you know that
e4-c5
Nf3-d6
d4-cxd4
Nxd4-Nf6
Nc3-a6
is called "Najdorf"
and you know what Black's first 6 moves should be in the KI
I think adding a few conventions would mean that you know that
e4-c5
Nf3-d6
d4-cxd4
Nxd4-Nf6
Nc3-a6
is called "Najdorf"
and you know what Black's first 6 moves should be in the KI
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
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