Possibly of interest:
The Kaufman Repertoire for Black & White by GM Larry Kaufman (2012),
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626221508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen162.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/955.pdf
First Steps: The Colle and London System
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-understand-openings
I'm rated far below you, but the only things I ever seem to encounter on Chess.com against 1. d4 2. c4 are:
-Queen's Gambit Accepted
-Queen's Gambit Declined
-Slav, usually transposing into a Semi-Slav
-King's Indian Defense
-Nimzo-Indian Defense
-Grunfeld Defense (rarely)
Of course, there are other moves besides 2. c4, but I find that it works pretty well. The concepts are simple enough even for me to grasp more or less.
I'm rated far below you, but the only things I ever seem to encounter on Chess.com against 1. d4 2. c4 are:
-Queen's Gambit Accepted
-Queen's Gambit Declined
-Slav, usually transposing into a Semi-Slav
-King's Indian Defense
-Nimzo-Indian Defense
-Grunfeld Defense (rarely)
Of course, there are other moves besides 2. c4, but I find that it works pretty well. The concepts are simple enough even for me to grasp more or less.
I love the idea of looking at what you will be playing against. Pawn structure by Andrew Soltis is the best foundational book I now on pawn structure and should be read before openings. This will help you figure out what you will have to do in the middle game. The middle game is the most important part of the game when it comes to the skill of a player. I could not understand some of the grandmaster moves in some of the games, but the plans stuck with me.
There are however lines that have more tactical errors to watch out for or your stuck in a lost game. For example, the d4 Alapin with e4 played has many tactical errors for black who decides to snag a pawn. In the e4 opening Latvian gambit there are also specific moves for both sides or they end up in a lost position. Are these considered a tactical openings?
Just play d4 and c4 and find variations you are comfortable with and do not bother with One particular repetoire book.
Hello Everyone. I want to develop a 1.d4 repertoire as white. Can someone tell me what to learn?
Needless to say, @hayabusahayate16 is full of it, especially since his blitz is only 1643. 1400s are fully capable of playing positional chess if the position demands it. They may not see the majority of the important lines, but they do understand the concepts. This has been agreed on by every player who has even mentioned the number 1400 as part of the target rating range of their book.
Condemning all players below a certain rating is the worst form of chess snobbery, and those who partake in it deserve to fail, because they do not truly love chess.
The simplest way to learn 1.d4 is to meet 1...d5 with 2.Bf4 and play the London System (Nf3, e3, Bd3, 0-0, Nbd7 in some order) and to meet virtually any other move with 2.Bg5, which in practice will mean mostly playing the Tromp (1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5).
These are both legit systems. The London can in theory be played against anything, and it will consistently get you a good middlegame, which is all you need at amateur level. The Tromp can lead to normal positions or completely crazy positions. If you play it consistently, you will soon have much more experience in these positions than your opponents and will likely outplay them.
I used these ideas for about six months when I was a teengager, and it worked well. I didn't need to study openings because I only needed to know two systems, and this let me focus on tactics and planning and other things necessary to become a stronger player. It eventually got monotonous, though, always playing the same system as White, and I eventually mixed it up when it was no longer fun. A great and easy first-step, though.
"... if you feel you’re poor at tactics you can choose a quiet positional opening (trying to hide from your weakness and just play chess), or seek more dynamic openings that engender lots of tactics and sacrifices (this might lead to more losses but, over time, will improve your tactical skills and make you stronger)." - IM Jeremy Silman (January 28, 2016)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/opening-questions-and-a-dream-mate
Perhaps MiddlegamerUmesh would want to look at Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006).
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
I notice the coward changed his username...
At any rate, your "you can't play positional chess if you blunder pieces" statement is completely false. In fact, it is completely possible for someone to play master-level positional chess and yet miss one variation in every game which leads to them losing a piece. Chess is not cumulative. For every blunder, there is twenty good moves that have been made because the same player that blundered understood positional chess.
Does it really matter how a player is classified? There seems to be a belief that these sorts of issues are worthy of consideration:
"Each player should choose an opening that attracts him. Some players are looking for a gambit as White, others for Black gambits. Many players that are starting out (or have bad memories) want to avoid mainstream systems, others want dynamic openings, and others want calm positional pathways. It’s all about personal taste and personal need." - IM Jeremy Silman (January 28, 2016)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/opening-questions-and-a-dream-mate
Can one conclude that an "error of thought" is in progress without knowing how the "type of player" idea is being used?
Just memorize as many lines and look for master games for that line if have enough time, as the opening is 200% memorisation.
https://www.365chess.com/eco.php
... Does anyone know a book on Queen's Gambit which includes how to play against Slav,QGD, Semi-Slav, etc.
Possibly of interest:
First Steps: The Queen's Gambit by Andrew Martin
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7652.pdf
The Kaufman Repertoire for Black & White by GM Larry Kaufman (2012),
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626221508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen162.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/955.pdf
Just memorize as many lines and look for master games for that line if have enough time, as the opening is 200% memorisation. ...
"... Overall, I would advise most players to stick to a fairly limited range of openings, and not to worry about learning too much by heart. ..." - FM Steve Giddins (2008)
"... the average player only needs to know a limited amount about the openings he plays. Providing he understands the main aims of the opening, a few typical plans and a handful of basic variations, that is enough. ..." - FM Steve Giddins (2008)
@NMinSixMonths:
No, I consider myself simply a 1500 player who is better positionally than they are tactically at the moment, and if you look through my game archive, you will see that I don't blunder pieces in every game, as you claim. It has nothing to do with me being a "positional" player, as you so extravagantly claim.
Secondly, my argument about master-level positional chess was a slight exaggeration, and I think I like it that way. The trolls and abusers bite every time and the decent people let it slide because they know what the person really means. In this case, although I make no claim to having positional skills anywhere close to master level, I have soundly outplayed Experts in rapid games and committed my fair share of blunders, and sometimes those are in the same game. I think I know what I'm talking about.
Lastly, I currently hold a respectable 1533 rating in no less serious a league than the SCL, playing at exclusively 90 30 time controls. You don't get anywhere near there by being a "blunder player". Yet you still attack me, all because I stepped on your god-given right to call lower-rated players fish.
I've said my piece now and I will back it up, no matter how hard you try to cherry-pick and ad hominem your way through it.
And if necessary, I will block you. It's long overdue anyway.
Hello Everyone. I want to develop a 1.d4 repertoire as white. Can someone tell me what to learn?