Live blitz #17 - A pair of English Openings

FM Ingvar Johannesson. I play two 3-minute games in the 3-minute pool on ICC.

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• chess
• tactics
• English Opening

[mraxeguy]

Great pre-moving at the end! Also, I'm a beginner and I don't know what to do with the opening. I play c4 as white, but I generally don't understand how to play the positions that arise . . . at least when I'm in the black side of a French Defense, or the white side of a Ruy Lopez or Sicilian, I know a little bit. It was nice to see that they confuse you, too :P.

Why are English Openings so much less . . . direct?

[zibbit]

@mraxeguy hmm good question. It can be dynamic in many lines, often each side is maneuvring and no exchanges have occured, can be a very subtle opening for both sides.

[S1gmundFreud]

that last 5 seconds. holy shit.

[zibbit]

@S1gmundFreud ty

[romans920]

That last game was simply amazing, and funny, I could never play that fast, wow, fun.

[zibbit]

@romans920 thanks, of course you can just a matter of practise.

[Kyotocon1]

@mormril ......he makes lots!!

Good games to watch.......and just what I need right now what with studying the English.

[zibbit]

@Higurashi86 don't know, important not to have to move the mouse too much or react to moves, with h7-h1 and Q it doesn't matter what he does. But objectively I can save some 3-4 moves I haven't bothered to look at in detail. But anyway with so little time you just try to make moves as fast as possible

[Higurashi86]

nice finishing in the 2nd game. but wouldnt it be more simple by just moving the King closer to the opponent's King? hoho

[mormril]

You should make more videos.