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godimmediate

Hi, I would like to know any good openings/traps for me, a 600 rated blitz player. I'm not very good with openings, falling into gambits, but I normally succeed in middle/endgame. 

KeSetoKaiba

Even if you learn opening traps and unsound gambits, they will not work against better players. For this reason, it is better to learn to safely navigate openings against anyone. We don't need to memorize deep variations and sidelines of an opening repertoire like titled players do, but we need something simple, yet effective enough to avoid most traps ourselves...

For this, utilizing "chess opening principles" is ideal! Even grandmasters usually follow these principles, so why shouldn't we too?

https://www.chess.com/blog/KeSetoKaiba/opening-principles-again 

Using opening principles will NOT make you immune to all opening traps and tricks, but it will safely protect you against almost all of them. The few which might snag you, then you simply remember those few lines when they come up so you don't fall for it next time; this is way easier than memorizing every line you could think of from scratch. Opening principles will indirectly help you avoid probably 90% of all opening tricks your opponent could play for. 

Sometimes opening principles will enter deep mainlines without you knowing it, but other times it will get you just into the middlegame safely. Our goal as a sub-1500 player (as most players are sub-1500 on chess.com anyway) is not to play the computer or theory-best variations top grandmasters are using today; the goal is to safely navigate out of the opening stage and get a playable middlegame where we have a decent position - chess opening principles is perfect for that happy.png

Yigor

Scholar's Mate. grin.png

KeSetoKaiba
Yigor wrote:

Scholar's Mate.

Funny, but if I were to try Scholar's Mate against you in a game...would it work out well for me, or would you laugh at my inferior position?

p.s. Just because something might work against some players, that doesn't mean it is worth playing or getting into the habit of thinking that way.

tygxc

Forget traps and gambits. As black defend 1 e4 e5 and 1 d4 d5, as white open 1 e4. That is most solid for all levels of play, from beginner to world championship candidate.

Yigor
KeSetoKaiba wrote:
Yigor wrote:

Scholar's Mate.

Funny, but if I were to try Scholar's Mate against you in a game...would it work out well for me, or would you laugh at my inferior position?

p.s. Just because something might work against some players, that doesn't mean it is worth playing or getting into the habit of thinking that way.

 

I was almost serious. We start to learn chess with basic mating strategies like the Scholar's Mate. wink.png

Yigor
KeSetoKaiba wrote:

p.s. Just because something might work against some players, that doesn't mean it is worth playing or getting into the habit of thinking that way.

 

Many high-rated players play relatively well only cuz they memorized tons of standard opening lines. The Scholar's Mate is an example of simple strategic thinking. More advanced strategies  could come from something like "My system" by Nimzo. wink.png

KeSetoKaiba
Yigor wrote:
KeSetoKaiba wrote:
Yigor wrote:

Scholar's Mate.

Funny, but if I were to try Scholar's Mate against you in a game...would it work out well for me, or would you laugh at my inferior position?

p.s. Just because something might work against some players, that doesn't mean it is worth playing or getting into the habit of thinking that way.

 

I was almost serious. We start to learn chess with basic mating strategies like the Scholar's Mate.

Well studying basic checkmate patterns is useful for all levels, so I'll give you that grin.png

KeSetoKaiba
Yigor wrote:
KeSetoKaiba wrote:

p.s. Just because something might work against some players, that doesn't mean it is worth playing or getting into the habit of thinking that way.

 

Many high-rated players play relatively well only cuz they memorized tons of standard opening lines. The Scholar's Mate is an example of simple strategic thinking. More advanced strategies  could come from something like "My system" by Nimzo.

Never read that book but heard good things; I'm currently reading Pawn Power In Chess by Kmoch.

Yigor
KeSetoKaiba wrote:

Never read that book but heard good things; I'm currently reading Pawn Power In Chess by Kmoch.

 

Nice! I'm sure that the chess openings and middlegames should be primarily approached through the study of pawn structures. wink.png

ericthatwho

Resign early and often. Many players that are rated low play for "traps" Its better to learn chess.

RealHacker567
Yigor wrote:

Scholar's Mate.

That won't work in 600's