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Help Please!!! - 2006/08/11 13:56
I am just returning to chess after many years away, and even when I played recreational chess in college I was not very good.
I have read a few of the most popular books on tactics, strategy and common openings. I also use Fritz and play on a few of the internet sites. My problem is this, I run into a lot of trouble in the openings.
I try to put my pieces on the best squares and to develop my pieces with as few pawn moves as possible (as per the common wisdom in the books). But I seem to have no rhyme or reason as to what I am doing until later in the game. The openings seem to me as just random moving of individual pieces to their best spot and then waiting for something to develop. Is this normal or am I missing something important? Also, I often end up in early exchanges leaving me with a very poor pawn structure.
Are there any good books out there that will help me logically think about the early moves AND blend them with a coherent strategy as to what I am trying to accomplish? Can I use Fritz more effectively as a learning tool for this problem, other than just memorizing opening lines? Right now I always feel I am playing from behind, trying to figure out what to do in the openings and playing catch up against my opponents until the end game.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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