Chess Tips for Open and Closed Opening Strategy
Saturday, 27. June 2009
There are numerous chess opening strategies in the chess game that you can effectively use. You can also develop your own opening strategies from those many strategies in the opening that will suit you. It will just depend on your own approach in the chess game whether you are an aggressive or a more defensive type chess player. Just choose which is the most comfortable strategy for you, and you are all set to play and be able to win in the end. Two of these opening strategies in the chess game are called the open and the closed.
The open strategy refers to the movement in the opening game where a player starts with moving his or her pawn in front of his king or the queen while the closed strategy refers to the movement in the opening game where a player starts to move the pawns that are located in front of his knights or rooks (pawns at the sides).
The open strategy is more of an offensive style rather than defensive. Using the open strategy in the opening game creates an aggressive and rapid trading of chess pieces with your opponent. Both you and your opponent will be able to create many open lanes that can be use to attack each other. This can lead to an either very quick defeat or very quick win for you. If your personality as a chess game player is more of a risk taker and aggressive type, this strategy can be suited for you. More often beginners use this strategy because of the early attacking of chess pieces.
The closed opening strategy is more on the defensive aspect of the game, just the opposite of the open strategy. As mentioned earlier, a closed opening is by moving the pawns on the sides of the chess board resulting in a defensive game play by you and the opposing player. In a closed strategy, much movement with your major chess pieces is also restricted.
Perhaps, if you are a beginner player to the chess game, you will choose the open strategy and learn more on the offensive plays in chess. As a matter of fact, beginners in chess game are very aggressive to win so they think that the easiest and quickest way to checkmate the king is by capturing more of the opponent’s chess pieces and attacking more the king until they have the chance to corner it. If you are a more experienced chess player, you can use the closed strategy since you are very much aware of the offensive style. A good defense can trick your opponent into your traps.
Regardless of all of these, you need to find a good balance in regards to the offensive and defensive strategies. Remember that a good balance is everything is very useful. Study and learn both offensive and defensive style and learn to apply them in certain situation in chess game. The good combination style of strategies can be your strength in every chess game you will play.
