Where should i be learning Opening Theory?
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#3 you aren’t capablanca bro
Jalex13 wrote:
Learn 1 opening for white, 2 for black. Don’t worry about memorizing everything. After you know the basics, studying the opening principles. These will guide you no matter what your opponent plays (and they won’t follow the theory that you learn, they will be unpredictable). Chess is about learning to make decisions by analyzing a specific position, or circumstance, while accounting for all the major principles.
i play the London for white and the Sicilian and kings indian atm but I'm not very good at the kings indian i might swap it out for something else
mikewier wrote:
People learn more when the process is “active.” That is, the person is thinking, relating the material to what they already know, thinking of alternatives, etc. Yes, you can learn actively online, but it is easier to fall into the trap of playing passively online than OTB.
i am glad to read that you are looking at a book on basic chess thinking. There are many great books that explain a master’s thought process during a game. Adults can learn more from a few of these books than they would if they spent that time playing blitz or rapid against other beginners.
i thought that might be the case because you're sort of getting in the heads of the masters making the moves and getting detailed explanations behind each move. I assume there is probably youtube videos that will go over similar aspects if not longer and more in detail
ibrust wrote:
Ben Finegold has his opinion... other GMs such as Danya and Kramnik have the opposite opinion. Kramnik has gone so far as to claim that every beginner should learn e4/e5 since it will teach them many different pawn structures, and this is the traditional way the Russian school taught students... It's one of the funny things about deferring to top-rated players or experts in a field is they often don't agree with eachother, then you realize it's just alot of people with opinions and not much more. But I wish I could ask Ben - does he know anyone who got good at chess without learning the opening? Who here has actually done that? And when did you learn the opening, or do you still not know it? How good are you at it...? How long did it take you to get really good at it? Something tells me Ben learned the openings when he was developing as a player, just a sneaking suspicion.
The fact I think alot of these people overlook is that you do learn things like tactics, and positional concepts and principles while you learn an opening. I actually think playing different openings is one of the most accessible ways of learning these things.
I'd agree but i think spending time getting some competence with an opening before moving on to another is probably the better way to go rather than splitting your time?
RussBell wrote:
Chess Openings Resources for Beginners and Beyond…
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/openings-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
oh thanks very much!
Chess Openings Resources for Beginners and Beyond…
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/openings-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond