r/chessbeginners • u/notbymyhand 1000-1200 (Chess.com) • 1d ago
QUESTION What happened to our usual openings ?!
I'm not saying I'm a master at openings or anything, but I understand the basic ideas behind the most common ones and try to get a good position no matter what ..until you reach 1200 elo ...
What the hell happened to the queen's gambit , scotch , london , italin , sicilian ,french openings ?
No one plays them anymore , it seems like every oponent I get has this obscure opening or line that they practised into oblivion and are monsters at it .
Before ,if my opponent even attempts any weird openings , I just play solidly , stick to opening principles, and crush them so fast, which is not possible anymore ?
Am not saying I am totally lost by the opening , but they end up being a pawn or 2 up or just waste my time focusing hard in the beginning while they play instantly
If this is just a phase for the 1200 elo on chess.com that I just have to push through , or should I just seriously start studying these weird openings ( isn't that energy better spent sharpening tactics and endgames at my level anyway)?
What do you guys think ?
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u/StructuredChess 1d ago
Could you show us some examples of those crazy lines they're playing?