So many truths in that passage Martin. I suffer from the same complaint. Always blaming the opening. I think it is a way of not blaming yourself for losing.
There is an old saying , "a good workman never blames his tools"
Most of think of our chosen opening as our tools. A way to get into the game proper.
Of course this isn't the case.
I wish I could be more disciplined and work on my tactics and visualisation more.
Thanks Martin: For middlegame practice, for the average player 1200-1600, what do you recommend for that? Any thoughts would be great!
So many truths in that passage Martin. I suffer from the same complaint. Always blaming the opening. I think it is a way of not blaming yourself for losing.
There is an old saying , "a good workman never blames his tools"
Most of think of our chosen opening as our tools. A way to get into the game proper.
Of course this isn't the case.
I wish I could be more disciplined and work on my tactics and visualisation more.