Is the English Opening any good?

The English Opening is great to use as a 1. d4 player and want to avoid going against some specific defenses lines and reach the positions you want through a different move order. You could also just use it to avoid learning any opening theory and just place your pieces on specific squares.

Is Fundamental chess Openings a good book?

The strong points of this book are primarily its prose and its organization. The prose is excellent. The author provides a nice mini history of each opening, in addition to a few sentences on the theory. He then gives main variations that are typically played, and explores each one, with a few sub-variations.

What’s your favorite opening in chess?

1. e4 allows the immediate development of both the queen and a bishop. It forms the basis of some of the oldest and most popular openings in chess, including the Ruy Lopez (or Spanish) opening, the Italian Game (or Giuoco Piano), and the King’s Gambit.

Can beginners play English Opening?

No. Beginners should play exclusively classical openings- else chances are they will never learn playing chess. They don’t even need any theoretical knowledge past move five or six- the opening fundamentals and principles are more than enough.

Is the English Opening bad for beginners?

The English opening is pretty bad as a choice for beginners. For one, the things beginners need to learn (center, development, king safety) are less important in a positional opening like this and it will lead to lagging weaknesses that you don’t understand.

What is c4 opening?

c4 is a modern way to handle the opening phase of the game. This opening is a “flank” opening since it starts with a side pawn rather than the central 1. e4 or 1. d4 moves.

Who invented the English opening?

The opening is called the English Opening because it was introduced and regularly played by the English unofficial World Chess Champion Howard Staunton in the 1840s and 1850s. The English Opening is a flank opening, meaning that White starts off by pushing the c-pawn instead of the typical e- or d-pawns.