Subject: Re: Help needed: Any similar black and white opening
systems?
References: < 4e0avl$947@newsbf02.news.aol.com >
In article < 4e0avl$947@newsbf02.news.aol.com > mlkienholz@aol.com
(Mlkienholz) writes:
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>Hi netters,
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>Does anyone have any advice for selecting an opening system? I have been
>told
>that this is my achilles heel. What I'm looking for is a black and white
>system that has similar objectives, like maybe the Sicilian and the
>English.
>But I'd also like to find something that is flexible, and useful against
From: rook@IslandNet.com (Dan Scoones)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess.misc
Subject: Re: Visualization/Analysis in Chess
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 07:43:26 GMT
Organization: Island Net in Victoria, B.C. Canada
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On Wed, 15 Jan 97 02:36:49 GMT, enyoung@bellatlantic.net (Eugene N.
Young) wrote:
>... how does a good chess player calculate mentally, ie,
After a season of mixed results, it is time to go back over some of
the more painful losses, and ask: `Why did I lose?', and `how can I
avoid this in future?' Here I divide up losses into three basic
types, and to avoid too much self-pity, my examples begin with
those where my opponent was the loser!
Just a guide to the system of 'level' labels used on this site. Every so often they revise ratings and gradings, so some older pages may use different guidelines. But if you're expecting that level of accuracy, you're hoping too much from the labels!
Although he obviously knows a lot of
theory International Master Gary Lane wasn't out
to play right down the line - he deviated in the sharper bits of
theory against Mark and Steve. Rather, he played mostly
solidly - certainly in only a few games did he set
out for mate straight away. His opening repertoire leaned heavily
on his published books (Ruy Lopez, Bishop's Opening, Closed
Amatzia Avni (121pp, Cadogan Chess, 1994) [[sterling]]9.99
ISBN 1-85744-057-9
This is a great little book, from an Israeli psychologist
and chess-player, on a subject that must be on every chess-player's
list of New Year Resolutions: I will not overlook pieces en
prise, I will not miss a mate in two... Avni takes a brisk
[Event "(CORR-92)devon vs. glos. (ward-higgs I)"]
[Site "devon vs. glos. (ward-higgs I"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Regis, David"]
[Black "Dixon, Richard "]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A36"]
[Annotator "Regis,Dave"]
[PlyCount "83"]
1. c4 g6 {( I knew a game of portisch\'s which I had in mind throughout: it
went ... )} (1... c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. e4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7.
