Article: 390 of rec.games.chess.analysis
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From: dregis@exeter.ac.uk (David Regis=)
Subject: Re: Help with openings [Distracting sub-variations]
Message-ID: <DDAnBH.5FC@exeter.ac.uk>
Organization: University of Exeter, UK.
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Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 09:21:16 GMT

In article <40l09q$7fn@ixnews5.ix.netcom.com> schreibs@ix.netcom.com (David Schreiber ) writes:
>I am rated approx. 1440 USCF.  I am having great difficulty in learning
>openings.  When I use an opening book, I usually get caught up looking
>at so many variations.  What's the best approach?
>

If you are distracted like this:

 - go over your book with someone else who will keep you on track

 - pick a book that stresses ideas first rather than variations 
    (the RHM 'Understanding the...' series was a model in this regard,
     many recent Batsford books have the same idea but are often glib)

 - only read a book when you have a specific question you want answered
    after a game e.g. what do you do after 4. f4?


That will be tuppence



From info!dregis Mon Aug 14 13:59:39 BST 1995