🔥🔥 Here is a method I have developed to understand openings

In the following example, after Black’s 4th move, f7 and b7 become my targets (b7 is no longer protected by the bishop).
Every move I play serves one purpose: creating two routes : the first is a diagonal on light squares toward f7, the other is a vertical toward b7, passing through an intersection at b2.

My 3rd move could have been Qa4+ or developping Nc3 but when knowing my targets are f7 and b7, I've played e3 to eliminate c4 for my 2 routes.

And I’d also add that if the weak squares are of a certain color, my route will match that color, and I’ll need to fight against any pieces that could control those squares or be in that color anywhere on the board (eg. if my route is white, I want to eliminate white bishop or knight of a black square, etc..).

Please, give me your feedback.

Black often castles early in the opening, what then? I suggest to continue using this strategy if you give up attacking the f7 square after castling then maybe you should transfer the attack to the h7 square, which will again be only defended by one major piece and the light-squared bishop/queen/knight can often hit both of them. The corrollary is transfer from c7 to a7 if he castles queenside.

Sounds like a terrible way of thinking about the game, tbh. Because it bears no relation to actual plans in any actual openings I am familiar with. There are cases where getting to the 7th rank is good, but that's not the only thing you should be thinking about at all times. Usually opportunities for that come later in the game. You can't predict how the endgame will go from the first move of the game, it's a big distraction and a waste of time trying.

The only benefit to your philosophy I can think of is it'll reinforce awareness of potentially reaching the 7th rank as one possibility among so many others later on in the game. But if this fixation leads you to ignore other possibilities it may actually be detrimental.

On another note... if you got this idea from "My System" try something more modern.

I love your creativity! I doubt your system will really work. But i am sure you will learn a lot in the process - and play some fun games. Keep up your work!

Thank you,

Here is a much more complicated example :

Here, I wan to create routes to f7 which is weak : One for my Queen, and another one for my bishop.

As I wrote, I want to eliminate every obstacle on the board. d6 and Nf6 are such obstacles that I eliminate.

In the end, the third route is the remaining h5-f7 diagonal.

(Do you want more examples?)

f6, f3, c3 and c6 are very popular opening moves in various lines of the nimzo, Sicilian, and many more. play it as long as you know what you’re doing

It's useful to start thinking about the potential weakness of certain squares.

As you get more experienced and stronger, you'll want to expand that line thinking, so that instead of pre-determining which squares to focus on, you allow yourself to identify which squares are potentially weak, in the current position - regardless of where those squares may be.

This also means identifying the weak squares in your own position, as well as those of your opponent ...

So, I'd say that kind of thinking is a good start ... but keep going with it.

I think the idea your doing has already been created.

Its part of Middle Game plans.

I mean infiltrating the 7th row with Rooks already has a nickname in chess “AKA Pigs on the 7th”

The only thing which is very curious to me is your attempting to apply the same concept to the opening.

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I think with perfect play.

It’s not possible to fully Infiltrate or make Roads on the opponents 7th row in the opening because their is to many pieces and pawns available for defense.

However, I do believe people can still try!

Their is a lot of chess openings which do exist trying to attack stuff on an opponents 7th rank.

- Fried Liver Attack

- Nadjorf Poison Pawn Variation

- Qb6 against the London

Their are chess lines which aim to attack weak points in the opening which are on the 7th rank.

The issue is their is a difference between staying on the 7th rank and just passing thru.

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I think some of what your saying is important.

I think some of what your saying might not work.

I am trying to think of a way for it to work

The line I am thinking about is Poison Pawn variation.

The examples your showing are in Middle Game positions which just reinforces the idea as more of middle game idea, not opening idea.

The Opening examples you showed only work due to an opponent blundering or making errors.

The Poison Pawn variation would be the only Legit non-blundering line where it would be considered acceptable, but I don’t see how that helps your case.

The Queen doesn’t really stay on b2 square because if it does it can get trapped.

Mihail Tal always took the poisoned pawn...

Im confused, how are the games provided openings?

Actually, my method can also be applied in the middle game too :

1) targeting a 7th weak square,

2) create routes to reach it quickly by eliminating defenders of the routes or those protecting their color, prioritizing those around the target and using sacrifices for the beauty of the move.

It seems you are to late!

Someone already came up with your method.

The good news is at least you don’t have to buy the book.

Which book please ?

Infiltrating the 7th rank is one of the basic concepts in Nimzo's "My System".

I believe (if my memory is correct) it was Chapter 3.

Tons of books have it because that is how chess evolved!

A Single Chess player creates a wonderful original idea.

Than other Chess players build other ideas on top of the original idea.

Than other Chess players build more ideas on top of those ideas!

Its the evolution of Chess!

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You have to remember!

Chess is over 500 years old.

Some people loved Chess 500 years ago.

They loved it so much that they wrote books trying to tell others in the world!

Than they died.

After they died, New chess player came and read what the previous Chess players wrote.

Than they helped add new ideas.

Than they died and the Cycle of life continued!

Generation after Generation for over 500 years.

This is why some Chess Opening having so much “Chess Theory”.

“Chess Theory” is the combined Knowledge of all Chess players past and present!

Do you see above diagram?

The above Opening is called Evans Gambit.

Did you know the above line was created by Pirate?

A Real Life Pirate? Over 200 years ago.

Captain William Davis Evans is the name of the man who invented the Evan’s Gambit!

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Do you know who created the term “Pigs on the 7th”?

A man by the name of Dawid Janosky created the name.

Guess how Janosky said it?

It said “Blind Swines on the Seventh Rank.”

He didn’t even call them Pigs!

Proper English terminology is Swines!

Their is even an Article about it showing Kids how to checkmate.

https://www.chesskid.com/learn/articles/blind-swine-mate

So you see - the idea is great idea and it already exists.