15 Oct 11
Originally posted by UnderPromoteI love this post. The point is to have fun (that's why we play chess, not work chess), and if your approach to openings is enjoyable, then I would call it a success.
I've played chess on and off for about 6 or 7 years, and in that time there has been one part of the game where I've definitely spent way too much time for such little payoff: The opening. Seriously though, who can disagree that playing around with a whole bunch of different openings isn't fun? Naturally, I have tried my best to keep a somewhat limite ...[text shortened]... strange variations that you're trying, dubious but still interesting opening lines, etc.