Newsgroups: rec.games.chess.analysis Path: info!dregis From: dregis@exeter.ac.uk (D.Regis) Subject: Re: Beginner help Message-ID: Organization: University of Exeter, UK. References: <5dvi3t$9s5$1@ulowell.uml.edu> Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 09:48:09 GMT In article mystic@ucs.net (Joshua K Bromberg) writes: >In article , dregis@exeter.ac.uk (D.Regis) wrote: > >> >In a previous article, derrick915@aol.com (Derrick915) says: >> > >> >>Does anyone know a good opening that a beginner chess players can use to >> >>help him beat higher rated players >> >> You need one where either (a) the beginner's attack is wild, so your >> opponent's better technique and experience are less relevant, or (b) >> the beginner's attack works like clockwork. Something that might fit >> (a) might be a gambit opening (or defence), although gambits can be >> declined - the Blackmar-Diemer, Budapest, Scotch, Elephant and/or >> Vienna Gambits might be tried. Something that might fit (b) is the >> King's Indian Attack or the Colle System, although these may be >> familiar to your opponent. Hopefully they will be more familiar to >> you! >> > >I disagree with part B. The King's Indian Attack and the Colle System are >largely positional openings for White to steer into, and they don't offer >the beginner enough tactical chances to surprise and take advantage of his >stronger and more experienced opponent. I'm happy to agree to differ, but both these lines can be interpreted in a fairly direct attacking style, and I know from experience that they can be dangerous! I think we're not talking about the sort of opening that a beginner can rely on against expert opposition, but where a novice or D player is up against a player a class above. I have in mind games where a beginner can just go into autopilot and sometimes cause an upset with a very straightforward attacking plan, where a superior opponent, anxious to play carefully, may not react sharply enough. Do you know a better line that fits this "clockwork" attacking recipe? I can think of types of attack better than opening lines: the attack down the h-file against the fianchettoed King, the KIA where you just keep shifting pieces across until you have a combination... Now you've got me going, I remember Bird's Opening where you can play for direct attack as in the Dutch. I also forgot to mention the Stonewall, which I think is a little too obvious, but I've had trouble against that in the past too! -- May your pieces harmonise with your Pawn structure and your sacrifices be sound in all variations D _ / "()/~ Dave Regis &8^D* Exeter Chess Coaching Page etc.: || \_/| = DrDave on BICS http://www.ex.ac.uk/~dregis/DR/chess.html ~\ / "...what else exists in the world but chess?" _|||__SHEU ~/sheu.html -- NABOKOV "Contribute!" -- Doug Attig From info!dregis Thu Feb 27 11:56:26 GMT 1997 Article: 5626 of rec.games.chess.analysis