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    From kronsteen_87@21:1/5 to All on Thu Feb 11 17:22:12 2021
    Hi

    Of late I seem to have morphed into a positional player. I exclusively open with d4, sometimes c4, rarely f4. I avoid e4 like the plague. I prefer to maneoeuvre and pounce when the time is right usually. Obviously it doesn't always go according to plan
    but I seem to have a better time of it in closed/Indian games. Are there any openings you would recommend for a less bloodthirsty players such as I am these days?

    I am thinking some lines of the Spanish, though there's a lot of theory to learn here. Maybe Four Knights or Giuoco Pianissimo?

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  • From Eli Kesef@21:1/5 to All on Fri Feb 12 00:29:56 2021
    On Friday, February 12, 2021 at 3:22:14 AM UTC+2, kronsteen_87 wrote:
    Hi

    Of late I seem to have morphed into a positional player. I exclusively open with d4, sometimes c4, rarely f4. I avoid e4 like the plague. I prefer to maneoeuvre and pounce when the time is right usually. Obviously it doesn't always go according to plan
    but I seem to have a better time of it in closed/Indian games. Are there any openings you would recommend for a less bloodthirsty players such as I am these days?

    I am thinking some lines of the Spanish, though there's a lot of theory to learn here. Maybe Four Knights or Giuoco Pianissimo?

    Bs"d

    The Spanish and the Italian are very open games and can become very tactical. The four horses game is good when you want to draw.

    Just stick to d4.

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