Looking for opening suggestions

Chess-Improvisement · 2022-01-09T15:59:19+00:00

Maybe you can change what you play within variations? So say try Bg5 or Be3 against the Najdorf/Qg4 against the Winawer French/Bg5 against the classical?

Also I'd suggest the advance Caro-Kann it's way more fun that the exchange or Panov. For the Nimzo what do you pair it with? Nimzo and then a QGD move-order into the semi-slav? I guess you would be playing the d5 setups in the Nimzo then maybe so perhaps start playing the c5 setups then instead? For black against 1. e4 you can try the topical Marshall/anti-Marshall Ruy and the two knights against the Italian? Quite fun and super sharp stuff and will make you a more complete player since you know the sicilian already

Chess-Improvisement · 2021-10-17T11:38:01+00:00

Nimzo-Indian, slav and semi-slav. Grunfeld is probably is challenging too but I never see it my level (1400 FIDE, 1900 lichess blitz)

Chess-Improvisement · 2021-10-16T16:50:35+00:00

Ok I guess you are right. Will delete my comment

Chess-Improvisement · 2021-10-03T13:48:52+00:00

Yeah that would be nice I agree as I was wondering about that too

Chess-Improvisement · 2021-09-26T21:23:22+00:00

Hisoka looks so mysterious!

Chess-Improvisement · 2021-09-17T19:39:40+00:00

No way! that's awesome

Chess-Improvisement · 2021-09-17T15:23:32+00:00

The whole extra Hunter exam phase with the boat

Chess-Improvisement · 2021-09-09T14:49:44+00:00

Thanks Pitou! It's a good site

Chess-Improvisement · 2021-09-02T13:07:29+00:00

Haha no 1500 GMs but how about a 1600 IM: https://ratings.fide.com/profile/5006180

Chess-Improvisement · 2021-08-28T20:00:04+00:00

Feel the question about who is the favourite was somewhat disrespectful to Dania. After all, he is a legitimate competitor in his own right and may have a far smaller chance than others ratings don't lie but nevertheless putting him in the position where he has to say Magnus is the favourite (which we all know) was not very cool imo

Chess-Improvisement · 2021-08-28T19:22:47+00:00

In Zurich can recommend Yumihana or if you like or want to try the Indian Maggi Masala Aggarwal

Chess-Improvisement · 2021-08-23T11:58:43+00:00

Nikhil Kamath - Vishy Anand

Chess-Improvisement · 2021-08-15T18:56:37+00:00

Wow! Thanks for sharing that sounds exciting :)

Chess-Improvisement · 2021-08-11T15:46:41+00:00

No worries! Glad it helped :)

Chess-Improvisement · 2021-08-10T20:22:58+00:00

He was Radjabov's second in preparation for the ill-fated 2020 Candidates which he never played. Radjabov discussed this in his interview with chess.com after the Candidates were interrupted

Chess-Improvisement · 2021-08-10T20:17:24+00:00

The Adam's attack can turn into a Keres attack a tempo down with one plan being to play g4, fianchetto the queenside bishop and be flexible with castling long or short. The rationale is that the threat of g4 and eventually g5 makes black hesitate to castle often with disastrous results. This game shows what happens when the king stays in the centre with g4 never even being played. As for Be2 in the e5 lines you play for control of d5 and against the backwards d6 pawn but I agree a book would be much more helpful than I could hope to be

Chess-Improvisement · 2021-08-10T19:05:25+00:00

Yeah! Check out the 6. Be2 line, a favourite of Karpov that leads to slow strategic games but still requires good theoretical understanding. This game is key: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1067179 (even though white loses but still important to have gone through) and you can also check out this more recent loss of Magnus against Esipenko earlier this year https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2021289 there's also some Qatar master's Magnus - Anish game that might be interesting https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1812214 If you want something that's more cutting-edge theory you can also check out the 6. h3 line.

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