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Yes i have seen Ivanchuk do Budapest as well:) I think for surprise weapons it goes - the crazier the better:) But i dont feel happy with "just playing opening lines that are okey", I want to play som…

I was wondering how does the system works for the thematic tournaments? I would like to practice my openings and play in some thematic tournaments. Currently interested in Ruy Lopez, Queens Gambit, Si…

Interesting. Could in the same category fall french defence, caro-kann and russian/petrov? I would assess them as strongest of my 3rd tier openings. If that it really so then i must modify my list a l…

@blackzombie, yes it is my opinion. However i didnt just figure it out on the spot, i've been working on things like this for some while, maybe 2 years. I've have tryed different setups with 1.d4 and …

Also if you you most stable opening and know it well enough for your level you should always get a good position, no matter what opponent does and you also learn to more strategy and learn that even i…

But i must warn you - you will never be strong player, possibly even not pass the 2100 rating mark in your life if you play only blitz.

So in comparison it depends on what you want to achieve and what time control you wanna play? If you want to achieve international master level sometime in your life then: Queens gambit and italian ga…

If youre looking for strong opening repertuare i suggest using stable and evergreen openings that dont come and go out of fashion or where people dont find some great attacking chances or tactics wher…

Cooperation is always nice:) But take into account that "mating combination" and "mating attack" is not one and the same. With well learned mating combinations you can figure out how to finish your op…

Those are nice answers. I can draw a conclusion to make avarage of all answers - they do it because they like it and they want to be really good at what they like and keep doing it for rest of the lif…