Understanding the Underlying Principles of Chess Openings
It is an implicit understanding that a player who understands the underlying principles of chess openings has the advantage over one who only memorizes patterns or moves. When one decides to undertake the immense task of learning such principles, that individual should begin from a general perspective and then tackle each type of opening individually.
Such top to bottom approach in the study of principles behind each opening is a logical one and would include the following:
The General Principles for the Opening: - The Worth of Sound Principles in the Opening - Definite Assumptions for the Opening in a Game of Chess - Practical Rules for Chess Openings - A Note on the Chess Notation Used
Principles of Each Class of Openings - The Principles Behind King pawn openings - The Principles Behind Queen Pawn Openings - The Principles Behind the Gambits - Principles Behind the Reti Opening and Hypermodernism - How To Deal With Irregular Chess Openings
Examples of King Pawn Openings Including Gambits - King Pawn Openings - The Scotch Game - King Pawn Openings - The Giuoco Piano - King Pawn Openings - Two Knights Defense - King Pawn Openings - The Center Game - King Pawn Openings - Ruy Lopez - King Pawn Openings - the King's Gambit - King Pawn Openings - Sicilian Defense
Examples of Queen Pawn Openings Including Gambits - Queen Pawn Openings- The Queen's Gambit - Queen Pawn Openings- Queen Pawn Game and the Colle System - Queen Pawn Openings- The Indian Defenses
We have a little reminder for those who may not exactly be familiar with the descriptive notation, since we do have relatively new players in mind when we talk about principles of the opening theory in chess. If one is quite new, a descriptive approach to notation can be beneficial in the sense that beginners can easily figure out what pieces are still in play. It also helps when one goes back into certain pieces of the material skimming through various paragraphs for a specific text.
Take note that not all of the openings in chess have been investigated, since that will entail a larger work, but the ones treated in the outline of topics are but candidate specimens of each class of openings. One may also notice on the outline that there have been certain liberties and licenses that have been taken in the classification of the different openings.
One may definitely argue that some openings may not be exactly classified under King Pawn or Queen Pawn openings, etc. But the approach has been to at least make a general classification and not fuss over the specifics since the initial idea is to understand the principles not exactly the classification.
