Author: John Coffey
Date: 17:10:45 01/26/02
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On January 26, 2002 at 18:25:11, Frank Nelson wrote: >I am in the process of revamping my opening repertoire. Previously, I played >unorthodox openings while avoiding 1.e4 and 1.d4. My question since Bookup has >gone out of stock what kind of help I could get from software which would help >me with my goal of revamping my opening systems? I have MCO-14 but find it >cumbersome in my search. Please post to this newsgroup if you have any >suggestion or advice. Thanks in advance!! > >me. Ljubomir Nelson Frank, You may have posted your question to the wrong forum. Anyhow, I suggest getting NCO. I suggest also analyzing the openings of your tournament games with Fritz 6 or 7. The problem you are facing - that everyone faces - is that opening theory is vast. I memorized over 200 opening lines - it took me over 2 years - and I had to keep a memorization review list so that I wouldn't forget them. Still there are tons of opening lines that I still could learn. If you want to see some of my opening lines then go to http://ww.entertainmentjourney.com/chess/instruct/365/index.htm My best advice is to specialize in off beat lines. Keep in the mind what you are up against: If you want to play against all Sicilian variations then you might have to know 40 lines. If you play the Alapin against the Sicilian then you only need to know 7. If you play the closed Sicilian or the king's Indian attack then you need to know 1 to 3. Likewise if you play the English you might only need to know 5 to 10 lines against all possible black responses combined. Instead playing king pawn means more knowledge is required. Playing 1. b4 or 1. g4 on the first move, even though they might not be great openings, means that you only have to know 1 to 3 lines. Much depends upon where you are going. I am trying to get to Expert and then Master so I need to know more theory than your typical C player. But the typical C player is not going to beat me if he allows me to play the openings that I know. My Sicilian dragon is a killer against everyone under 2000. John Coffey
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