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WiiLeeYum:
--- Quote from: Sosseres on July 21, 2010, 10:11:24 PM ---I used to favour the E4/E5 openings since they tended to lead to clashes over the middle/kings. It often lends itself to aggressive play.
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I love the aggressive play, some people crack under the pressure when baits are lying everywhere.
Early: I prefer to send my king and/or queen's pawn opening for bishops to go in the early matches. Anything bad happens, I send in my knights and my queen. This way, the bishops and the queen are able to get into the game.
I kind of miss playing chess now. But after several tournaments... I better just play it casually.
By the way, how do you guys see the knight in chess? I always have problems using them efficiently. I'm not exactly good using them anyways, considered that I played for 2-3 years competitively.
fohfoh:
I generally do queen pawn and king pawn openings to try and release my knights and bishops.
I love knights more than I love bishops. I always have issues using bishops properly due to opponent's pawn structures. It's easier to navigate the board with a knight than a bishop IMO. But then again, a bishop is more like a sniper rifle, and a knight is more like a shotgun. Very different uses and very different preferences. I also find that bishops need a bit less support (being more like a support unit in itself based on my style of play) than the knight which needs more support (but the knight is more like a front runner for me based on my style of play)
luxfare:
I kinda suck at regular chess but much better at blitz chess. I play pawn chains a lot. I usually start off with E4,E5 as well.
fohfoh:
--- Quote from: luxfare on July 23, 2010, 04:23:37 AM ---I kinda suck at regular chess but much better at blitz chess. I play pawn chains a lot. I usually start off with E4,E5 as well.
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Woot! Another variant player. :P
WiiLeeYum:
My knight usage is pretty much as general support for my pawns. I tend to hit and run a lot with my bishops and knights, but that's mid match. In late matches, if I don't have at least one rook, I tend to play sloppier or give up. One thing for sure, the knight shines in mid to late matches.
--- Quote from: luxfare on July 23, 2010, 04:23:37 AM ---I kinda suck at regular chess but much better at blitz chess. I play pawn chains a lot. I usually start off with E4,E5 as well.
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All the tournaments I played at were blitz chess. 15-20 minutes per player. Ahh.. memories...
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