The Opening
This is my strength. I play better positionally but I'm trying to master playing tactical games. I build an opening repertoire where I study every possible lines and choose the best one to play.
Caro-Kann against 1.e4: Easy to play and to understand. It's flexibility is very useful. Can be played positionally against strong opponent, or aggressively when the opponent is weak enough. Good pawn structure to ensure a winning endgame.
Beating The Sicilian with Open Sicilian or GP Attack: More than 50% players answer 1.e4 with the Sicilian. That's a good reason to master beating the Sicilian. With Open Sicilian I'm able to force a good middlegame position but I need to learn a lot more on how to do the attack! And GP Attack is nice option to contest the endgame skill, also can become a gambit play by offering one pawn, imo better than the Morra Gambit.
Playing Ruy Lopez Exchange (Against Morphy Defense) or King's Gambit or Danish Gambit against 1.e4 e5.
QGA against 1.d4. This will be the future defense imo. The best.
The Middlegame (Tactics) Training
I practice playing blitz at Chess Dotcom to improve my tactics and gambit play. My tactics training at Chess Tempo has the following rating:
11 November 2009 : 2000 (Standard Mode)
11 December 2009 : 2100 (Standard Mode)
11 January 2010 : 2050 (Standard Mode)
xx December 2009 : 1730 (Blitz Mode)
The Endgame Training
I read/study "The Fundamental Chess Endings" by Muller & Lamprech. I often choose openings and playing strategy that allows for strategic transformation to advantageous endgame positions, such as Caro-Kann, Ruy Lopez Exchange, Sicilian GP Attack. I practice the endgame at Chess Tempo with the following rating:
24 January 2010 : 1786 (Theory Mode, Rank#24)
