re: Favorite Chess openings?

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Seems like if I attack early with white I get fricked up.

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I can likely tell you exactly why, I've witnessed enough beginner chess to know all the pitfalls. You're likely trying to begin an attack without completing development first.

It's totally a trap beginners fall into. They'll bring out a knight and a bishop, their opponent who isn't that good will present them something to threaten, and they will. Then they proceed to move the same bishop around like 4 moves in a row or something.

Unless your opponent just blatantly hangs material, the opening should consist of you getting your army mobilized. Moving the same piece multiple times in the opening is rare. There are obviously lines where it happens, but it's just a rule of thumb.

All your minor pieces (bishops and knights) should be off their initial squares and positioned somewhere better. You should be castled and your queen should be on a square that's safe from attack but ready to dive into the thick of things if necessary. Those conditions above usually mean your rooks are connected as well (they protect each other on the back rank).

Once your army is fully mobilized, any attack you make is going to be far more effective.

Queens gambit bc that’s what the hot red head pill popper chick did.

Old thread but I can't resist. There aren't a lot of Chess threads.

London is my favor winning but it isn't the most exciting.

Vampire gambit if playing average players. It always leads to chaotic positions that look like the pieces were just thrown at the board. This opening I think should be called the Blunder opening.

When it is accepted I like the Vienna.

I am learning the Danish right now and think it has great potential and doesn't seem to hard to learn and deal with when the opponent doesn't do what you want early on.

Bongcloud

I know of the traxler but it is a bit complex. There is another trap I play that almost always ends in checkmate. I don't even know the name of it anymore.

To improve. Solve a few riddles every day and analyze all of your games via the game report if you are using Chess.com.

It will show you the best move and rate your moves... good, excellent, mistake, blunder etc.

In addition to that watch some youtube videos and that are all over the internet or buy a book or two.

Do that and a beginners elo will move up quick.

I would steer clear of bullet games and instead play longer games, especially when just learning.

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Favorite Chess openings?

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Buying Park Place, followed by all the Railroads.

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All of this is exactly what I'm doing. I grew up playing a good bit and just started back a few months ago. It's so much easier to learn now with all the tools and resources available. I'm audodger on chess.com if anyone wants to play.

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Jpizzle5178 here. I fluctuate between 900-1200 mostly since I seem to play the most when I’ve been drinking

Good god this thread makes me feel stupid. Is it possible to just not have that part of the brain that lets one “see” a chessboard and come up with effective tactics?

Just to illustrate my nerdiness I’m reasonably intelligent (32ACT w/perfect English/Reading, 1410SAT w/perfect language, national merit finalist, gifted and all that crap) but I genuinely can’t beat the Windows CPU on beginner.

Watching people like Andrew Tang play hyper-bullet (30 seconds) with near precision in complicated positions is always very impressive. And then you see them play it with a blind board and your jaw drops.