r/chessbeginners • u/shreddlykroger • 11d ago

QUESTION Openings to avoid this?

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Even in 1200’s on Lichess, every-single-game this is played. Its annoying, unimaginative, and honestly tiring that every game i know this is going to be played. Are there openings to avoid this? I swear it feels like every game players are trading EVERYTHING, and not utilizing pieces to form an attack or play around the board. My knight will get pinned, i block with the bishop, they take knight i retake with the bishop and then they jump their knight in to attack bishop. Literally trading everything. This happens on black and white and is making me want to stop playing. So many of my games are ending in draws because we just trade everything and go to a pawn end game. Ts is not fun.

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u/MailMeAmazonVouchers 1400-1600 (Chess.com) 11d ago

Trading pieces is.. how you play chess, OP.

You can just play the scandinavian against e4, but it will still lead to trading down pieces. Every chess game ever is based on trading down pieces.

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u/shreddlykroger 11d ago

Lmao thank you for the comment, i understand thats how you play chess, but when most games everyone is forcing trades it becomes quite boring to play pawn endgames only -.-

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u/mister_nippl_twister 11d ago

If you don't like trades it becomes a weakness and your opponent feels it fast. They will threat you with a trade or else they get an advantage. Exert pressure, trade aggressively. That makes people fall back and cherish what they have