The English Opening has been very, very good to me. (I haven't always been good to it, that's another subject.) But why play it? What does it offer that others don't?As I've mentioned before, it's likely to be unfamiliar to most opponents and therefore will provide a practical edge to someone who knows it better, although admittedly it's unlikely to score quick wins.
It has consistent strategic themes in its various branches and is not sharp, so you don't have to worry about losing to a newly discovered tactic in opening theory. These are good reasons to play it.But it's not the best reason.I recently got a copy of Starting Out: The English, which I'll eventually get around to going through completely (and did so: ); right now I'm partway through Art of Attack in Chess and need to work on other aspects of my game besides openings. But I'm already enthusiastic about the book. It lists my own favorite English Opening work, How to Play the English Opening by Nigel Povah, in the bibliography. In its first pages it also makes the audacious claim that if you have to play for a win, you should choose the English.That's right. E4, so sorry. D4, move along.
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The English.When Kasparov was down 12-11 in the 1987 World Championship, with only one game remaining, what did he pull out against Karpov? That's right, the must-win 1. I mean, how much more must-win can you get than having to win against Karpov or lose the world championship?
Event 'World Championship 34th-KK4' Site 'Seville' Date '1987.12.18' Round '24' White 'Kasparov, Garry' Black 'Karpov, Anatoly' Result '1-0' ECO 'A14' WhiteElo '2740' BlackElo '2700' PlyCount '127' EventDate '1987.10.??' EventType 'match' EventRounds '24' EventCountry 'ESP' Source 'ChessBase' SourceDate '1999.07.01' 1. Cxd5 Bxd5 15. Rac1 Rfd8 20.
Dxc5 Nxc5 21. Rxc8 Nxc8 33. Qxa4 Qxf7 38. Kg2 1-0 '/(If you can't see at first why Karpov resigned, White will inevitably win Black's g-pawn after some bishop maneuvers, then it's all over.)(Also, compare this with, which has some similar opening characteristics, although sadly it didn't turn out as well for White.)The English happens to fit both my, so I'm happy playing it. I hope you're just as happy with.
If not, why not take a look at 1. Hey ChessAdmin!I think the aesthetic consideration might be the most important!If it looks fun it probably is. I have adopted a policy of changing my openings (with the Black pieces anyway) roughly once a year. My reasoning is that this way I am exposing myself to a lot of different chess positions, ideas and plans.I have also recently toyed with the idea of having two openings as White.
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1.e4 AND I think I really like the Nimzo-larsen attack. In a year or so I will pick something else.As can be seen on blog I also think if there is a position that is not comfortable for us (for me it is the open Sicilian as White) it behooves us to dive in and learn it. When I tried to avoid the open Sicilian I still got bad results. Now I have won two in a row in the open Sicilian.So I think aesthetics, exposure to many types of positions and facing fears is a good way to approach opening choice. (by the way I have always thought the Dutch looked cool and want to eventually give that a real go!). AnonymousHey Tommyg.
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I think it's important to have an open mind and appreciate the different types of chess that you run across. I used to not look at most master games in openings I didn't play, thinking they wouldn't be of any use. I missed a lot of good opportunities to learn that way and thereby expand my own knowledge base. You could say that my aesthetic appreciation of chess has expanded since then.I also strongly think people shouldn't feel forced or obliged to play specific openings because they're popular or recommended by a leading GM or whatever. If people hate the English for whatever reason and would never play it, no problem. Part of the magic that goes into being a chessplayer is the element of personal choice in your approach the game.
AnonymousFYI, that link currently goes to a web developer site.I nonetheless Googled 'English souped up Benko Gambit' and found the below url, which I think you're talking about:Miles beat Karpov with the St. George (1.e4 a6), but I still haven't seen a lot of it since then.
Probably a reason for that.Regarding the specific initial sequence in the above game link (1. Nc3 b5) I wouldn't play 2. Nc3 either, probably would go for 2. Nf3 instead and head for a fianchetto with g3 as a follow-up.
Declining the Benko Gambit, as I understand it, is also the best route for White in that opening (or at least not going the full gambit route).Reminds me a bit of the Bellon Gambit (also featuring.b5) where White also does best to decline it.
The English starts with 1.c4 which is the fourth popular opening move. The aim is to control the center square d5. See belowGet to study it in depth.The English is named after the English grandmaster Howard Staunton. He played it 1843 in his match with Saint-Amant and in the first international tournament in London 1851. Howard Staunton researched and developed this opening and played it on a regular basis.English is a very flexible opening which can transpose into other openings like Queens-Gambit, Gruenfeld and Kings-Indian.With his first move 1.c4 White controls the center square d5.
The English chess opening is solid and has a good reputation. It was played in various world championship matches by Botvinnik, Bobby Fischer, Karpov and Kasparov. Nowadays it is quite popular and often played.Main Lines are:1.Nf6 can transpose into the Indian Defense.1.e5 This is called the Reversed-Sicilian as White plays the Sicilian defense, but with a move up.1.e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 can transpose to Queen's Gambit Declined. (White usually plays 2.Nf3 or 2.g3 here, not 2.Nc3)1.c5 (the Symmetrical Variation)1.g6 leads to Modern Defense or after 1.d6 and 2.Nf6 to a set up of the King's Indian Defence.1.c6 2.d4 d5 transposes to the Slav Defense1.b6 The English Defence.
Black fianchettoes the queenside bishop after playing 2.e6 first, followed by moves like f5 and Qh4 later.If you are a beginner (black colour) answer 1.c4 with 1.e5 and after that I recommend the following set-up for you, where your pieces are placed on natural squares. (or play the bishop to c5 in similar situations, if possible.)English Chess Opening - Chess GamesBlack often transposes into other opening lines (ex: Kings Indian) as you will see when you replay the games below.