LinearChessPublishing.Com (Openings)
This is mostly to Tony, but anyone could answer that has direct experience with the site.
I am curious if the content of the site is such that it pretty much expects you to have a strong understanding of the openings in question, or if it is structured in such a way that a beginner on a particular opening can find what they need to gain the strong understanding of that opening.
In more simple terms, is the site valuable for a beginner to learn opening theory, or is it pretty much for experts to fine tune their openings (or is it both)?
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by Tony Kosten 
, France, Monday, September 04, 2006, 12:10 (7042 days ago) @ Don Lester
I think mostly the latter, as it deals with the way theory evolves from month to month, but I am curious to know what you think: if you browse the site do you get the impression it is too advanced?
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? I think mostly the latter, as it deals with the way theory evolves from
? month to month, but I am curious to know what you think: if you browse the
? site do you get the impression it is too advanced?
Well, I haven't subscribed to any sections so it is really hard to tell. In browsing the open stuff the descriptions are all about such and such move by so and so last week uncovered a sharp line against...
That is obviously going to be advanced material because it is what someone who already knows an opening would want to know to keep their skills current.
What I wasn't sure of, which is why I was asking, is if there was a starting point in each section where it went over the basic theory for each opening line so a beginner could start there and work their way up to the more modern analysis. The rationale being that information is largely static, so once it was done it would just be archived there and forever built upon.
I just started trying to really 'learn' chess about 18 months ago. I live in a location where there are never chess tournaments so you have to travel to play someone OTB. I have spent most of the time thus far practicing tactics (here for deeper thinking and on chess.emrald.net for faster/easier puzzles) and learning endgame theory.
I find now that if I manage to not blunder the opening I can have a pretty good game, but it really shows when I play someone who is versed in the opening. I don't want to just memorize the moves, so I am on the hunt for a good resource to use for learning the moves, and the motivation behind them. I am probably too green for chesspublishing.com, but maybe not. I am just seeking input ;)
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by Tony Kosten , France, Tuesday, September 05, 2006, 09:46 (7042 days ago) @ Don Lester
? What I wasn't sure of, which is why I was asking, is if there was a
? starting point in each section where it went over the basic theory for
? each opening line so a beginner could start there and work their way up to
? the more modern analysis.
No, not really, I think it is probably too early for you just yet, Don. 
I must beef-up the openings section on IYC, as I think this is the place to learn the basics. As I wrote some months ago I had asked a number of GMs to contribute on just this subject, but have so far received no material! 
