dont forgetti the sightstone <| sep |> Leave opening aside . Analyze the games you won so far . Find out what sort of middle game gives you result and also interests you . You can pick opening based on the middle game it results in . But spend more time understanding the middle game . Maybe pick My System and try to understand the essence of the text . Openings will then gradually fall in place . <| sep |> The idea that ' Europe ' is one place . <| sep |> For some . It is but I don ' t believe it ' s the main reason . I feel the main reason is its one person against the world or succeeding against all odds . In fact , some people are getting really turned off by the love triangles and want them to stop but still want to read dystopia .