I want to study new openings now that I've hit 1000 ELO. My main repertoire with white is normally the English or the Queen's Gambit and with the black pieces it's the Caro-Kann vs e4 or the King's Indian Defence vs d4. I'm thinking about learning the Italian game or the Vienna next - ThreadSky

snakefpl.bsky.social • 212 days ago

I want to study new openings now that I've hit 1000 ELO.

My main repertoire with white is normally the English or the Queen's Gambit and with the black pieces it's the Caro-Kann vs e4 or the King's Indian Defence vs d4.

I'm thinking about learning the Italian game or the Vienna next

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fplsebv.bsky.social•212 days ago

Maybe the King's Gambit? It was my go-to with whites, not boring I would say and not many people at my level (~1400 chess com) knew the main lines

snakefpl.bsky.social•212 days ago

I love a gambit opening every now and then so it sounds intriguing and right up my alley!

I'll definitely look into it and the theory so thanks for the suggestion 🤝

schadenball.com•212 days ago

Have a look at Catalan, really enjoy the positional game out of it. Vienna is also great. Essentially any e4 lines since they are the meta rn as white

snakefpl.bsky.social•212 days ago

Don't think many would know the main lines and theory to the Catalan at my ELO bc I've rarely come up against it or seen others use it, so I'm going to look into it for sure! Cheers bro

schadenball.com•212 days ago

Yeah maybe I should have said the Spanish/Ruy Lopez. Was my favourite line as a kid

fpl-3-commas.bsky.social•212 days ago

The Open Games are very instructive for learners. Teaches you about initiative, piece play, tactics, king safety and more. Do you want to at them with White or Black or both? I usually recommend a coherent repertoire to keep the amount of study feasible though.

snakefpl.bsky.social•212 days ago

Yeah, I thoroughly enjoy learning about the openings, tactics and traps involved in it. It's something that excites me every time.

Definitely for both. I feel like I'm weaker with the black pieces so a new opening is something I'm exploring

fpl-3-commas.bsky.social•212 days ago

Up until at least 1500 ELO openings don’t matter at all as the players make way too many mistakes and blunders anyways. But it is very instructive to study the old masters.

fplpsycho.bsky.social•212 days ago

I agree. I would recommend to play different things to figure out what fits your style. Sure, playing the Sicilian is potentially more work than the Caro Kann but perhaps an attacking opening is better fit for you than the positional CK. Similar with 1.e4 vs c4/d4.

snakefpl.bsky.social•211 days ago

I concur. So far the openings I've mentioned really fit well with me. I guess I should stick with those and learn more about them. I started off learning the London System, but as time went on it just didn't fit my style of playing so I switched

fpl-3-commas.bsky.social•211 days ago

You’re going to lose your mind when studying the Traxler Counterattack. So much fun.

fplchessplayer.bsky.social•212 days ago

I’ve played the Italian for most of my life and never moved away, quite simple to learn the general ideas!

snakefpl.bsky.social•212 days ago

Ahhh, that's great man. I probably should have learnt it a while ago but I just stuck to what I knew best. Now I'm trying to branch out and mix it up a little. Always good to have a variety of tricks up your sleeve

fplkratos.bsky.social•212 days ago

Looking forward to you writing a piece on how studying chess has influenced your FPL game soon

snakefpl.bsky.social•212 days ago

This is actually a really good idea bro, maybe sometime in the future!

I do remember writing something short about prophylaxis in chess and how it can also be used in football terms for defending. It might bring some of my motivation back

fplkratos.bsky.social•212 days ago

Yeah I'll keep an eye out for something on that topic in the future. My chess knowledge goes as far as saying I really enjoyed watching The Queen's Gambit on Netflix 😂

fpl007.bsky.social•212 days ago

Have you tried King's Indian Attack? I love it. If you've already done KID then KIA is an easy one to try. Generally though, most GMs say that until you reach 1500 you don't need multiple openings, you need to know one or two very very well

snakefpl.bsky.social•211 days ago

That's sound advice, sometimes I get bored and like to try something new to keep me interested in the game.

I haven't tried the King's Indian attack before so maybe I'll look into it! Thanks

fpl007.bsky.social•211 days ago

Bobby Fischer was amazing with it. Loads of YouTube videos on it

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