I've found the Everyman chess opening books pretty useful. I have one for opening as white and one for black with possible responses to E4 and d4. But the main thing is you have to play them to death. You can't switch between opening E4 as white then the next game play C4 and something else the next game. It may get boring but the more you see it the better.
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Don't get wedded to opening theory, learn the basics yes but then also to play by thinking not memorizing moves and do not be afraid to leave theory early and often if you can acquire an advantage else you will not improve no matter what bombastic opening treatise you read.
Fundamental Chess Openings actually was first written in Dutch (De wereld van de schaakopeningen). I don't know if you bought it or some other one. Emms' book is a good one for beginners, it discusses the major ideas related (like controlling the center) to openings, not so much openings themselves.
Yes! In Dutch it is split into three books. I bought the frist one, which is called ‘introduction to chess openings’ (but in Dutch). I think it is a bit different from the one you mention. I think ‘fundamentals of chess openings’ is like a combination of his three Dutch books on openings, but I’m not sure.
I wonder if John Emm’s book will be to basic, because the first chapters of the book are nothing new for me. But maybe it gets more complex at the end. We’ll see.
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Don't get wedded to opening theory, learn the basics yes but then also to play by thinking not memorizing moves and do not be afraid to leave theory early and often if you can acquire an advantage else you will not improve no matter what bombastic opening treatise you read.
Yes, that is true! But I struggle with this. I would like to gain more insight in the opening, because I often fall behind in the opening and struggle to find the right moves, unless I learn theory, and I have to catch up in middlegame or endgame. I play best in endgame.
Fundamental Chess Openings actually was first written in Dutch (De wereld van de schaakopeningen). I don't know if you bought it or some other one. Emms' book is a good one for beginners, it discusses the major ideas related (like controlling the center) to openings, not so much openings themselves.