Many opening variations will lead very quickly into a certain type of central structure and thus study of model games and typical positions will be profitable. Players who play the King’s Indian Defense with Black must be ready for both types of central structures and be familiar with the type of play that ensues. Here, the symmetrical nature of the center, as well as the exchange of queens, leads to a more drawish game that often leads into the endgame. d5 Ne7 we have the following position (diagram): In our first example, let’s look at the position from one of the main lines of the King’s Indian Defense chess opening.Īfter 1. I encourage you to try to understand these in your chess openings. – but I will give you a few examples on how the center affects your planning. I will leave it to you to study the various types of central structures – e.g. Many opening systems have similar central structures so you can study these as you will see them often in your games. Often, the plans behind your opening flow from the type of center your have.
Studying a repertoire in this fashion will help you save a lot of time and effort by leveraging the experience of the master. The key is that not only the chosen variations and analysis, but also the illustrative games and commentary to really help you understand the moves within the repertoire. For example, International Master Christof Sielecki (aka Chessexplained) created a complete repertoire for Black against 1.d4. Chessable is the tool to put it together.Īs your skill in chess increases and you begin to develop your own personal style, you can use these elements to select openings that fit with your preferences and proclivities.ĭepending on your understanding of the game, you may start to notice these win conditions on your own as your study master games within your chess opening as well as your own games.Ī great resource to understand this and the other elements I will mention are the excellent repertoires created by titled players here on Chessable. Efforts to understand your opening moves will help you remember the moves. Doing your repetitions will help you remember and understand your openings. By knowing what to look for ahead of time, you can enhance this process by noting them in your repertoire. Over time, doing your repetitions and expanding your opening repertoire with Chessable will help you intuitively and naturally understand the elements I will be discussing. I often talk to other amateur players and they will often say something to the effect of “play the opening moves that you memorized and then just play chess once you’ve left your theoretical knowledge.” This is all well and good, but by understanding a few important aspects of your openings, your ability to “play chess” once you’ve you are on your own at the board will be enhanced. Each move dictates what you can and cannot do in the middlegame. The opening is the staging ground for your middlegame operations.
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