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Topic: Building an opening repertoire
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Thanks for chiming in with me on that point, Andy. Of course a comment like you quoted me on is usually the best you can do when analysing an opening in and of itself. It just does not help most opening theory novices to decide if a certain opening gives them what they hope for.
One could think that opening theory is the first thing one should learn when studying chess. After all, it deals with the first moves one makes, doesn't it? I tried to study some opening lines at a time when I had a poor understanding of what chess was about. It helped me none! As I mentioned in my previous post, general chess theory (combination motifs and/or centralisation) is the basis to understanding the idea behind any given opening.
Whatever database you choose, the important thing, particularly if you're new to the subject, is: does this line lead to the type of middlegame I am comfortable with?
In that sense, a site that takes the trouble to explain why certain moves are best, and what the basic plan behind an opening is, is the only type worth recommending.
F.
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Well, I'm not at all sure what your point is. But my old chess books on openings include many example games, as well as comments on why such a move is good where another isn't.
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I know of no chess book or resource which recommends this.
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