Live 3 min Blitz Chesscube #38: English Offense :) - Piewalker (1852) vs kpp056 (1774)

In this game I go on the offensive with the English opening.

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• Chess
• Piewalker
• Chesscube
• Chess Network
• English Opening
• english offense

[Kyotocon1]

Cheers Matt......I am endeavouring to come to grips with the English as it looks like a good opening to have in the repetoire.

Also appreciate JQA comments.....looks like a guy who knows the English.

[Piewalkermatt]

@Kyotocon1 Yeah, JQA is pretty experienced. He's played Chess for more than 30 years and I'm lucky to get his advice. He also recommended a book by Karpov called "How to Play the English"...you can get the PDF of the book online if you google it along with "PDF."

[JohnQuincyAdams1]

I hope these tips help you out. You're a decent player and you think logically, you just need some experience under your belt and play longer games so you can have time to think through lines, to get better. Again, hint, hint, hint. :)

[Piewalkermatt]

@JohnQuincyAdams1 Thanks JCA!

[Piewalkermatt]

gotcha

[JohnQuincyAdams1]

Also, take note; when you traded off your white squared bishop that was on g2, your opponent quickly placed their white squared bishop on h3, which with their queen can then zoom in and checkmate you with Qg2 + mate. Hold onto that white squared bishop. Keep in mind, the English is a very unique opening in that it is very positional, not a materialistic opening. English games are usually long for this reason, but played well, they are solid. Go over some Anatoly Karpov and Victor Korchnoi games.

[JohnQuincyAdams1]

Another tip I'll give you and I'm seeing as reoccurring them in your games, is that locking up positions with pawn chains restricts the ability of your pieces to exert their firepower on your opponent. You *want* imbalanced positions to give your pieces ways to get at your opponent. Making a wall with a pawn chain keeps out your opponent, yet, but it *also keeps you out*.

[JohnQuincyAdams1]

...on g2 and your knight on c3 also controlling that e4 square, effectively controlling that entire white diagonal cutting through the middle of the board. This is what you want. Not playing 3. Nc3 is what is hampering your English Opening. Oh, and, "A knight on the rim is dim". :) 

[JohnQuincyAdams1]

Playing the English Opening, Advanced Fianchetto variation, in your game above, 1.c4, e5, (the most common response), 2.g3, Nf6, the next move you should play is 3. Nc3. Do this and look at the board; you have *three pieces* all coordinated on the d5 square, controlling it and denying it to black. If black gets pushy about it and adds more firepower to the control of that square, you can play Qb3 adding more guns to the control of that d5 square. Also, in this position, you have your bishop...