Symmetrical chess opening? Does it render whites opening initiative? [Read more]?
Sunday, July 25th, 2010 at
10:03 am
When I play Black, I tend to find it difficult to neutralize White’s opening initiative.
I feel that there must be certain advantages in positioning where Black could stop White.
Theoretically, can symmetrical opening work in favor for Black? I think that Black can continue to imitate White as long it is feasible and desirable to do so, and deviate when that ceases to be the case.
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White is considered to have the initiative from the beginning as he makes the first move. If Black just simply mirrors his moves he cannot take the initiative in this manner. In fact, it usually leads to White setting a nice trap if Black does it for too long. That is why I prefer asymmetrical openings as black, like the Sicilian. In this way, Black attempts to wrest the initiative away from White very early in the game. That being said, each line and variation and even sub-variations have their merits. Opening theory is a very deep subject that takes up entire books, sometimes just on one sub-variation of a known line.
If you want to discuss a specific line or analyze a particular position you can email me or post it here for a more thorough analysis.
Interesting question. Thank you.
No. Considering two players who know theory in chess, white pieces would have initiative at least ten moves or more.
I recommend to study plays between grand masters to see what happens in openings.
http://www.chessgames.com/index.html
Hello;
I understand exactly what you are talking about! I used to play the Scandinavian opening a lot (In my day it was called the centre counter gambit). I think that the best way to avoid symmetrical opening(s) is to look at gambits.
Gens Una Sumas,
Bill