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Opening Theory

The ONLY Opening you need!

1611 • MSHARK19 •
  1. Introduction
  2. Basic Ideas
  3. What happens if white pushes e5 anyway?
  4. Completing Mission 1
  1. MSHARK19

The Opening Principles

1 • the_crazy_pawn •
  1. Coming Soon...
  1. the_crazy_pawn

The Paleface Attack!

23 • p3RS0n1 •
  1. The Paleface Attack!
  2. What is it?
  3. 2. ... e6
  4. 2. ... g6
  1. p3RS0n1

The Panov Attack: Squeeze Variation

7 • AFPBChess •
  1. Panov Squeeze: Main Line
  2. Panov Squeeze: Main Line #2
  3. Panov Squeeze: Main Line #3
  4. Panov Squeeze: Fool Variation
  1. AFPBChess

The Petrov's Defense

7 • RenselmattheW •
  1. ==INTRO==
  2. History
  3. The Main Line️
  4. Don't Fall Into This Trap!!!!!
  1. RenselmattheW

The Pickle Muffin Gambit

338 • The_Inverse_Tangent •
  1. What is the Pickle Muffin?
  2. Pickle Muffin Gambit Accepted: Vorr Gambit, Main line
  3. Pickle Muffin Gambit Accepted: Vorr Gambit, Xon attack
  4. Pickle Muffin Gambit Accepted: Vorr Gambit, The Knights Gamble
  1. Phil224
  2. The_Inverse_Tangent

The Pirc Defense ( hypermodern-spam )

57 • creativerishik •
  1. The Pirc starting setup
  2. Pirc defense ( Austrian Attack )
  3. Pirc defense ( Austrian Attack ) c5?! ( traps )
  4. Pirc defense ( Austrian Attack - delaying c5 ) Traps
  1. creativerishik

The Pirc Defense ( hypermodern-spam )

15 • IAM_Dhanvi_OISBTM •
  1. The Pirc starting setup
  2. Pirc defense ( Austrian Attack )
  3. Pirc defense ( Austrian Attack ) c5?! ( traps )
  4. Pirc defense ( Austrian Attack - delaying c5 ) Traps
  1. IAM_Dhanvi_OISBTM

The Ponziani Gambit

1294 • Phil224 •
  1. What Is The Ponziani Gambit?
  2. Ponziani Gambit: Urusov Gambit, Keidansky Gambit, Main line
  3. Ponziani Gambit: Urusov Gambit, Keidansky Gambit, 5...Nd6
  4. Ponziani Gambit: Urusov Gambit, Keidansky Gambit, Quelson Defence
  1. Phil224
  2. The_Inverse_Tangent

The Ponziani Opening

315 • TheLastStyleBender •
  1. Summary
  2. The Computer Line : 3...d5
  3. The Jaenisch Variation : 3...Nf6 4...exd4
  4. The Jaenisch Counterattack : 3...Nf6 4...Nxe4
  1. TheLastStyleBender

The Queen's Gambit

363 • SamDad •
  1. Introduction
  2. Queen's Gambit Declined
  3. Queen's Gambit Declined main line
  4. Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Variation
  1. SamDad

The Queen's Gambit Declined

100 • Saty26 •
  1. Introduction
  2. What We Will Do If Anyone Plays Queen's Gambit?
  3. The Most Popular Move (Part 1)
  4. The Most Popular Move (Part 2)
  1. Saty26

The Rousseau Gambit

1464 • Phil224 •
  1. What Is The Rousseau Gambit?
  2. Rousseau Gambit Accepted: Jasdoln Variation, Breker Defence, Main Line
  3. Rousseau Gambit Accepted: Jasdoln Variation, Breker Defence, 6...Bb5?
  4. Rousseau Gambit Accepted: Jasdoln Variation, 5.Qe2??
  1. Phil224
  2. Bosburp
  3. The_Inverse_Tangent

The Scheveningen Variation

4 • LeanTenderPawn •
  1. Robert Fischer vs. Michael Matulovic
  2. Scheveningen Pawn Position 1
  3. Scheveningen Pawn Position 2
  4. Scheveningen Pawn Position 3
  1. LeanTenderPawn

The Scotch and Scotch Gambit

103 • dolphinmagic •
  1. The beginning of the Scotch
  2. The Mainline of the Scotch
  3. the Scotch Gambit
  1. dolphinmagic

The Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation Be2

4 • Flyingjat •
  1. I don't want Fireworks, Be2 Nb3
  2. I Don't want Fireworks, Be2 Nb3 continued.
  3. I don't want fireworks, Be2, Nb3 continued
  1. Flyingjat