Only Chess
23 Oct 07
25 Oct 07
Originally posted by Lord Of PieHere's a good video on opening principles:
Hey, i just recently started to study chess stratagy when i joined my school's chess club. We are going to a tournament soon and I am having trouble understanding most openings. I tend to do okay in the midgame and endgames but i dont know how to transpose to a favorable mid-endgame.
I would appreciate it if you could provide a couple good games that ...[text shortened]... y Lopez, Caro-Kann, QG, NID, and any others that i am missing.
Greatly appreciated.
-L.O.P.
I think all you can do is to learn well the principles and stick with them when playing! And you will do well against any opening. Memorizing variations is a lost of time if you dont really understand their meaning. And thats not something to learn when you are starting to study chess. Keep on studying tactics and strategy. And dont try anything crazy in the opening, stick with the principles.