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Opening Theory

The Benko Gambit - Crush 1.d4 from Black and Learn to Defend from White

3 • TheFirstGues72 •
  1. Main Line for Black - (5. bxa6)
  2. Main Line for White - (5. Nc3)
  1. TheFirstGues72
  2. Saksham_Darshan
  3. Ayaansinha
  4. Dishusuteri

The Best Beginner Chess Guide

13 • Beef-Burger •
  1. Intro to White Openings
  2. E4,E5 Part 1
  3. Four Knights Scotch Part 2
  4. Four Knights Scotch Part 3
  1. JCB4EVR
  2. Beef-Burger

The Carlsen Sicilian!

436 • Peng_Dehuai1898-1974 •
  1. Introduction
  2. Najdorf-Style - ...e5 setups
  3. ...e6 setups - 7...d5
  4. ...e6 setups - 7...a6
  1. Peng_Dehuai1898-1974

The Caro Kann Defense

7 • RyanJamesTang •
  1. Introduction
  2. Advance - Short
  3. Advance - Bayonnet
  4. Advance - Van der Wiel
  1. coachaaronman
  2. RyanJamesTang

The Caro Kann Defense

7 • HowdyLevi •
  1. Introduction
  2. Advance - Short
  3. Advance - Bayonnet
  4. Advance - Van der Wiel
  1. HowdyLevi
  2. HULKaru

The Caro-Kann - Two Knights Attack

131 • Domo7890 •
  1. Introduction
  2. The Two Knights: Minderno Variation (3... Bg4)
  3. Minderno Variation with 5... dxe4?!
  4. Minderno Variation with 6. d3 Bb4
  1. Domo7890

The Caro-Kann Defence - Chapter 1 (The Advanced Variation)

64 • Chessssly •
  1. Chapter 1 - The Advanced Variation
  2. C1 Study 1: 4. c3 - The Good French
  3. C1 S1: Variation 1 - Practice
  4. C1 S1: Variation 2
  1. Chessssly

The Carr-Zilbermints Gambit: Inexplicably Usable

3 • justaneverydayemma •
  1. What is the Gambit?
  2. What is the Idea?
  3. Bf4 Lines
  4. Lines w/o Bf4
  1. justaneverydayemma

The Closed Sicilian

433 • FM Zig_Zag_Zug_Zwang •
  1. How to study this course
  2. Chapter 1 | 2. Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4
  3. Interactive Lesson | The first moves
  4. Introduction | 4... Nxb5
  1. FM Zig_Zag_Zug_Zwang

The Complete Nimzowitsch Defense

3 • HeathSpiresII •
  1. Chapter 1
  1. HeathSpiresII

The Dangerously Underestimated Halasz Gambit

56 • Ezryn •
  1. Introduction
  2. A world of pain for black. Nc6 and Bc5 set up
  3. Setups with d5!
  4. c5?!
  1. Ezryn

The ECSOTIC Göring moose+ 17 traps

22 • Tukoni •
  1. A NEW ANIMAL- The Göring Moose!
  2. Acceptet variation, Part #I 5. Bb4!...
  3. Acceptet variation, Part #II 5. Bb4!...
  4. Acceptet variation, Part #III 5. Nf6?!...
  1. Tukoni

The English Opening

6 • Flyingjat •
  1. The Main Line, Botvinnik vs Lajos 1968
  2. Be Careful, ReizNiece vs Karjakin 2015
  3. Hikaru Nakamura vs Sam Sevian, 2015
  4. Symmetrical Variation
  1. Flyingjat

The English Opening

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

The Evan's Gambit

13 • ChirPig •
  1. The gambit
  2. Accepted
  3. Accepted but with the knight
  4. Accepted but Ba5
  1. ChirPig

The FEROCIOUS Knight Attack!

2 • vdr8469E0 •
  1. Starting Position
  2. 4...Nd5
  3. Refuting the Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit (4...Nxe4)
  4. Surviving the Traxler Counterattack (4...Bc5)
  1. vdr8469E0