Timeline for What chess openings require less study?
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| May 4, 2020 at 16:19 | comment | added | Mike Jones | Playing any opening on autopilot is dangerous, implying that this is what's wrong with the Stonewall (by either side) is a fallacy. Of course, I could say that playing against someone 400 points higher than you is already a lost cause, and you should give up chess. | |
| Jun 11, 2018 at 8:43 | comment | added | foiwofjwej | The beginner would be better advised to just play 1.e4 and develop pieces, and spend their time on middlegame concepts anyway. The first thing you should learn in chess is active piece play and open positions, and you will not get that in the stonewall. Novices should also learn not to put pieces en prise by actual vigilance, not by playing an opening so closed and stodgy that there is little scope for them to do anything with their pieces, good or bad. | |
| Jun 10, 2018 at 22:14 | comment | added | Fred Knight | I didn't suggest studying any opening, even though that is what the OP asked. However, learning this system, with it's associated middle game plans, does let the beginner understand some fundamentals of both openings and the middle game. Since the opening and it's coorsponding defense are so easy to learn, the beginner can spend more time on the middle game concepts. | |
| Jun 10, 2018 at 18:31 | comment | added | foiwofjwej | Beginners should not be studying any opening, Stonewall or otherwise. | |
| Jun 6, 2018 at 0:51 | comment | added | Fred Knight | I didn't suggest to play the opening on autopilot nor to always play with this lazy setup. It is a safe opening that will get you to a playable middle game. The easy to learn is what the OP asked, and I answered that question. Although I agree with both statements, but it's a good opening for beginners and, after spending some time studying the middle game, allow them to study an opening,. that they will feel comfortable playing, when they grasp the game better. | |
| Jun 4, 2018 at 7:24 | comment | added | Annatar | Not saying that the Stonewall is bad, but it can be a trap for beginners if they fall into that autopilot mindset (plus it will hurt their long-term progress if they always play the same "lazy" setup). | |
| Jun 4, 2018 at 7:23 | comment | added | Annatar | Playing 10 moves on auto-pilot (while thinking that everything is safe because the opening is closed, and thus not properly paying attention to what the opponent does) is a good way to already lose the game in the opening phase though. | |
| Jun 2, 2018 at 2:55 | history | answered | Fred Knight | CC BY-SA 4.0 |