Opening Stage - Basic Opening Principles #2

Hello friends,

In the previous post, we have seen certain basic opening principles. So, in this next part of this lesson ( basic opening principles ) we are going to see some more principles which you need to follow.

Thank you!

Opening Stage - Basic Opening Principles #1

Hello friends,

In the previous post, we have seen the opening stage, the different kinds of openings and what does positional and attacking player play.

In this post, I would like to tell you some basic opening principles that you need to follow in the opening stage.

The basic opening principles suits for all openings. Those principles will help for you to get an easy way to play any opening.

If your opponent suddenly plays an opening which you don't know, you need not worry! You can just follow these principles.

Thank you!

The opening stage - Introduction

Hello,

The Opening stage is the starting stage of the game. It starts from move 1 to move 15-20 depending on the opening.

There are many openings chess players play. Positional players normally play 1.d4 - The queens pawn opening and attacking players play 1.e4 with white pieces.

Some openings with 1.e4 are :

Sicillian Defense - 1...c5
Caro-Kann - 1...c6
Alekhine - 1...Nf6
Pirc defense - 1...d6
Centre counter - 1...d5

And there are many openings with black's reply 1...e5, They continue with 2.Nf3 Nc6

Ruy Lopez - 3.Bb5 a6
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Guicoo Piano - 3.Bc4 Nf6
Scotch - 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4

and black may also play 2...Nf6 which is called Petroff opening.

And similarly, openings with 1.d4 includes black's reply 1..d5, 1...f5, and 1...Nf6.

The move 1...f5 is called the dutch defense.

For 1..d5, there are openings like

2.c4 dxc4 - Queens Gambit Accepted
2.c4 e6 - Queens Gambit Declined
2.c4 c6 - The Slav defense

And the move 1...Nf6, white plays 2.c4 for which black replies

2...e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 - The Nimzo Indian

2...g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 - The Kings Indian defense.

I hope you find this instructive! 

Thank you!