Chess/Aggressive Openings
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Hi, I am trying to learn to play white aggressively and defend with black correctly when white is the attacker. what should I study with each color?
The best way to play aggressively is start with 1.e4 as white and play an open game.
As black, defend 1.e4 with 1....e5 and defend the Ruy Lopez. As GM Nigel Davies states:
"1...e5 is arguably the simplest and most logical reply to 1 e4, taking space in the centre and opening diagonals for the queen and bishop. It has been played by every world champion in the history of the game, and many of them played nothing else." Former Soviet Champion GM Lev Psakhis once explained that an extensive grounding in the Ruy Lopez was essential if you want to develop your game.
Against 1.d4 play 1...d5 2. c4 d:c4 the Queen's Gambit Accepted.
As there are so many opening lines and variations to consider, two books I can highly recommend to help with this task are the following:
http://www.chessmastery.com/chess-opening-ideas.html
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Len Molden
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