(Okay actually I don’t like Chess because too much of the game is memorising openings. The game is only fun if you suck or if you’re already a grandmaster. All the in between parts are unfun. That’s why I prefer Go.)
At 1600 you might have moved above those who play that way. I’ve played a bit in the past and I reached 1200 and it seemed like opponents really relied on their openings. If I recognised their opening and played a completely random move they did not know what to do.
You’ve never gotten into a better or worse position cuz someone knew an opening trap and the other person did not? GM’s fall for that shit every so often so you must not play a lot of chess or something.
Of course it’s happened, but saying it’s because of the opening is not correct. It’s because I didn’t calculate well and my other skills were not good enough. In very fast time controls it can give you a big edge if you’re good at memorization, but most opening lines work only in very specific circumstances and you can play maaany games before you see it.
Fairly often one player will be in a position where they are more comfortable in intermediate games, but the game is far from over.
Weaker players sometimes fall apart entirely in the opening, but unless you’re in the market for the world champion title, there’s absolutely no need to memorize openings. Games are decided either by simple tactics or endgame knowledge more than anything at the lower levels.
Polytopia solves this.
(Okay actually I don’t like Chess because too much of the game is memorising openings. The game is only fun if you suck or if you’re already a grandmaster. All the in between parts are unfun. That’s why I prefer Go.)
I’m 1600 fide and have yet to see a game actually be decided by someone memorising openings
At 1600 you might have moved above those who play that way. I’ve played a bit in the past and I reached 1200 and it seemed like opponents really relied on their openings. If I recognised their opening and played a completely random move they did not know what to do.
You’ve never gotten into a better or worse position cuz someone knew an opening trap and the other person did not? GM’s fall for that shit every so often so you must not play a lot of chess or something.
Of course it’s happened, but saying it’s because of the opening is not correct. It’s because I didn’t calculate well and my other skills were not good enough. In very fast time controls it can give you a big edge if you’re good at memorization, but most opening lines work only in very specific circumstances and you can play maaany games before you see it.
Fairly often one player will be in a position where they are more comfortable in intermediate games, but the game is far from over.
Weaker players sometimes fall apart entirely in the opening, but unless you’re in the market for the world champion title, there’s absolutely no need to memorize openings. Games are decided either by simple tactics or endgame knowledge more than anything at the lower levels.
It’s called Go Fish, not Go - that’s a programming language.
Am I being wooshed here? Aren’t Go and Go Fish two completely different games?
You’re both right and being wooshed. (And maybe missed you that Go is also the name of a programming language?)