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Opening Theory

A Complete Opening Repertoire for Black after 1.e4 e5! (Yuriy Krykun)

11 • ayayasimping •
  1. Part I Rare Openings and Gambits Chapter 1 Odd 2nd Moves
  2. Chapter 2 Scotch Gambit
  3. Chapter 3 King’s Gambit
  4. Chapter 4 Bishop’s Opening
  1. ayayasimping

Sicilian Dragon

34 • noedu •
  1. Open Sicilian
  2. Accelerated Dragon
  3. Mainline and all its variations
  4. Common moves 1:
  1. noedu

Smash with the Sandwich Gambit!

75 • SummerSandwich6789 •
  1. Introduction
  2. General Game Plans
  3. Greedy Opponents: Part 1
  4. Greedy Opponents: Part 2
  1. NM UncleRogerJr
  2. SummerSandwich6789

The English Opening

766 • H-Bombmxpwr •
  1. Introduction
  2. Ideas and Concepts
  3. Reverse Sicilian - Introduction
  4. Reverse Sicilian - Early Bishop b4
  1. H-Bombmxpwr

The Italian Game - A Complete Guide for White

30 • Hemanthsankar •
  1. The Italian Game
  2. Two Knights Game - Knight Attack
  3. Knight Attack - Black's traps to be aware of
  1. AnimeshMishra2016
  2. Hemanthsankar
  3. prasanna-007
  4. Aryan239

King's Gambit Falkbeer Countergambit

12 • HSK2k •
  1. Introduction
  2. Mainline
  3. White invites an attack
  4. White gallops in with his horsey
  1. HSK2k
  2. HSK18

Queen's Gambit Exchange Variation

53 • Pi-314 •
  1. Introduction
  2. Black's Light Squared Bishop #1
  3. Black's Light Squared Bishop #2
  4. Black's Light Squared Bishop #3
  1. Pi-314

Play the Vienna like Mamedyarov! 3. d4 Vienna!

72 • HSK2k •
  1. Introduction
  2. Early Deviations and how to punish them
  3. 5...Bc5 & 6...d6
  4. 5...Bc5 & 7...d5
  1. HSK2k
  2. HSK18

Мотылев – Горт, Эссен 2003

0 • Bekzat_chss •
  1. Chapter 1
  1. Bekzat_chss

The ONLY Opening you need!

1447 • MSHARK19 •
  1. Introduction
  2. Basic Ideas
  3. What happens if white pushes e5 anyway?
  4. Completing Mission 1
  1. MSHARK19

The Amazing Indian Defense

37 • gridblockk •
  1. Introduction -
  2. Two Knights Tango / Mexican Defense
  3. Nimzo-Indian Defense
  4. King's Indian Defense
  1. gridblockk

Van't Kruijs: Plans and Ideas (EN)

2 • Carlos-Leao •
  1. Why play 1. e3?
  2. Introduction
  3. 1. e5: 2. exd4 Variation
  4. 1. e5: 2. e4 Variation
  1. Carlos-Leao

THE ULTIMATE OPENING TREE (WIP)

10 • Electrophobic •
  1. e4, d4
  2. cut (Nf3, c4, e3, g3, b3, f4, d3, Nc3, b4, c3, g4, f3, h4, a3, a4, h3, Nh3, Na3)
  1. Electrophobic

Naroditsky's Speedrun Opening Lessons for Beginners (Frankfurt Airport and others)

2 • theoretischphysiker •
  1. Welcome
  2. White: Caro-Kann Defense: Fantasy: Maróczy Variation
  3. White: Caro-Kann Defense: Fantasy: Maróczy Variation
  4. White: French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System
  1. theoretischphysiker

Chekhover - Black - Interactive

60 • Rjw69 •
  1. Chekhover - Introduction
  2. Chekhover - Mainline
  3. ************Links-Page**************
  1. Rjw69

Lash the London

251 • BradenManning •
  1. Introduction
  2. *** 3. d5 The Advance Variation ***
  3. Advance, Nc3
  4. Advance, Nf3
  1. BradenManning