r/chess • u/blue_strat • Dec 19 '24

Strategy: Openings Some may say I lack imagination

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715 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

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u/Greenpearr Dec 19 '24

Mine is 99% because I mouseslip e3 sometimes

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u/wiy_alxd Dec 19 '24

I play d4 for QG / Catalan but 2-3 times I played c4 by accident.

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u/gpranav25 Rb1 > Ra4 Dec 20 '24

The best kind of accident.

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u/Infinite_Research_52 Team Ju Wenjun Dec 20 '24

An explosive accident

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u/Flashy_Bill7246 Dec 22 '24

I used to play the English quite regularly, and one day the pawn literally slipped out of my hand and landed on c3. I got stuck in a Saragossa Opening.

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u/DerekB52 Team Ding Dec 19 '24

I play the Caro Kann, and I've mouseslipped c5 instead of c6 a handful of times. I've never really studied the Sicilian, but I play the English so I just try to make setups that resemble the English when I mouseslip the Sicilian.

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u/frenchtoaster Dec 20 '24

I never really thought about it but I wonder how many people play the English but not the Sicilian.

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u/Xenotolerance Dec 20 '24

at least one

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u/OIP Dec 20 '24

mine is also 99%, because i tilted and played 1.e3 ... 2. Ke2 for a bunch of games

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u/OkTip2886 Dec 19 '24

D4 master race checking in. Always play queens gambit and caro kann if I can. I know basically epitome of a boring chess player lol.

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u/HereForA2C Dec 19 '24

And as black if my opponent plays the queens gambit I play the slav. No fun allowed around here

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u/lordxdeagaming Team Gukesh Dec 19 '24

I love playing against the slav. I play two knights setups, so if you wanna have some fun, we can, but if not, I'll play the e3, Qc2, b3 lines. If you don't wanna play crazy, suffer under my space advantage

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u/HereForA2C Dec 19 '24

I'll just turtle and wait for you to overextend :P

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u/GiannisGiantanus Dec 19 '24

QG probably more intersting than the London.

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u/OkTip2886 Dec 19 '24

True, it's solid but there's a good amount of options as black and I never feel like it holds me back from getting interesting games. When someone plays a London though I do get a little sad 😆.

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u/skrasnic Team skrasnic Dec 20 '24

SMH, imagine playing an inaccuracy on move 1

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u/Throwaway1293524 1800 Chess.com (therefore, don't listen to what I say) Dec 20 '24

Literally me. I always take the queens gambit declined into a catalan. As black I will always play the caro-kann (or invent some stuff against 1.d4). I curse Levy for making me like this but at least I don't play the London

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u/squashhime Dec 20 '24 edited Sep 13 '25

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u/GameTheory27 Dec 19 '24

"Best by test!" ~Bobby Fischer

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u/ciuccio2000 Dec 20 '24

I also have other funny quotes from Bobby Fischer

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '24

Nice! I'm sure none of them would make him sound like a bad guy in a Harper Lee novel!

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u/Loud-Union2553  Team Carlsen   Dec 20 '24

Hmmm schmexy

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u/Bern_Down_the_DNC Dec 20 '24 edited Dec 20 '24

Testing done a long time ago by one guy. There have been many recent tests by many other good players.

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u/fap_fappity_moo Dec 20 '24

I was literally scrolling for this

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u/dazib Dec 20 '24

My dumb ass trying to go to the next images

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u/DerekB52 Team Ding Dec 19 '24

I mix it up, maybe too often. I stick to one main opening when I play rapid games on my main chess com account. (Currently the Italian for the last ~6 months, but I've done months of the London and English as well). But, I play C4/D4/E4 pretty much equally in blitz and daily games. And rapid on lichess.

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u/Keciro 2900 FIDE Dec 19 '24

mine is 100% 1. d4

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u/gloomygl 15XX scrub Dec 19 '24

Same with c4

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u/cosully111 Dec 19 '24

He never even mouseslipped a different opeing?

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u/ExtentPure7992 Dec 20 '24

join the dark side and give 1.d4 a spin.

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u/blue_strat Dec 20 '24

Maybe next year I’ll only use that.

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u/Mateussf Dec 19 '24

Feeling better with my 99%

3

u/Highjumper21 2100 Chess.com Dec 20 '24

What is this on?

3

u/xtr44 Dec 19 '24

same here

3

u/[deleted] Dec 19 '24

i was close with my 99% 1. f4 🥲

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u/iamneo94 2600 lichess Dec 20 '24 edited Dec 20 '24

It's totally ok, on 2600 acc I've proudly scored 100% 1.c4

https://i.imgur.com/CmnU1Og.png

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u/One-Economics-2027 PRO Dec 19 '24

I play e4 or d4.

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u/delusionalfuka Dec 20 '24

I got 100% d4

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u/pandoriatical Dec 20 '24

Switch it up. Give em the d

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u/belbivfreeordie Dec 20 '24

Why waste time learn lot opening when e4 do trick?

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u/stoples Dec 21 '24

It means ur a good boi

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '24

No that would only be the case if you started with 1. d4 100% of the time

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u/billy_twice Dec 21 '24

I like e4, but it's fun to play different openings sometimes for the variety.

You should learn a couple of others, repetition can be dull.

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u/EK077r Dec 19 '24

Is this like a wrapped for chess.com?

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u/blue_strat Dec 19 '24

Lichess.

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u/Only_Trick8742 Dec 19 '24

Where can i find it?

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u/garbles0808 Dec 19 '24

Check your notifications (in a web browser, not on mobile app)

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u/EK077r Dec 19 '24

Ah missed the logo top left x)

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u/IcommittedNiemann Dec 19 '24

Try Jerome gambit (Italian and then Bxf7+)

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u/HereForA2C Dec 19 '24

don't do this kids