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Opening Theory

French Defense

1000 • caelT8 •
  1. Introduction
  2. King's Indian Attack
  3. Chigorin Variation
  4. Two Knights Variation
  1. caelT8

Slice The Sicilian! The Froster Gambit

984 • Phil224 •
  1. What Is The Froster Gambit?
  2. Froster Gambit Accepted: Dasino Defence, Freman Defence
  3. Froster Gambit Accepted: Dasino Defence, 5...d6
  4. Froster Gambit Accepted: Dasino Defence, 5...g6
  1. Phil224
  2. The_Inverse_Tangent

1.e4 e5 Repertoire for Black

983 • Peng_Dehuai1898-1974 •
  1. Introduction
  2. Ruy Lopez - Exchange with 5.O-O
  3. Ruy Lopez - Exchange 5th move sidelines
  4. Ruy Lopez - 5.d3
  1. Peng_Dehuai1898-1974

Grunfeld Defense Repertoire

926 • IndianDefense •
  1. Introduction
  2. The Exchange Variation
  3. The Exchange Variation, 7. Bc4
  4. The Exchange Variation, 7. Nf3
  1. IndianDefense

Four Knights game

916 • EverGiven •
  1. Introduction
  2. Three knights game: Steinitz variation
  3. Three knights game: Normal variation
  1. EverGiven

Scorch The Scotch! Steinitz Gambit

897 • Phil224 •
  1. ‍Bake Every Scotch Player!
  2. Steinitz Gambit: Modern Defense, Dangold Gambit, 6...Qe2?
  3. Steinitz Gambit: Modern Defense, Dangold Gambit, 6...Be2
  4. Steinitz Gambit: Modern Defense, Trabert Variation
  1. Phil224

Alapin Opening for dummies

894 • Tictachess •
  1. Hi! Let's crusch the Sicilian!
  2. (2...d6) If your opponent surrenders the center, you take it!
  3. (2....e6) Might end up playing against the French defense
  4. (2...d5) Best line against the Alapin
  1. Tictachess

🦇Gotham's Caro-Kann Practice

885 • fletchgraham •
  1. Caro-Kann Intro
  2. Option 1 - White Captures #1
  3. Option 1 - White Captures #2
  4. Option 1 - White Captures #3
  1. fletchgraham

Benko Gambit

880 • DeadlyPieces •
  1. Benko Gambit: General
  2. Benko Gambit Declined: 4.Nd2
  3. Benko Gambit Declined: 4.Qc2
  4. Benko Gambit Declined 4.a4
  1. DeadlyPieces

The Halloween Gambit!

863 • RuyLopez1000 •
  1. Your Halloween Repertoire
  2. Halloween Gambit, Mainline
  3. Halloween Gambit, Pin
  4. Halloween Gambit, Queenie
  1. RuyLopez1000
  2. imnotthinknoodles
  3. ArjunShukla23

1.e4 e5 Repertoire for Black 2.0

857 • Peng_Dehuai1898-1974 •
  1. Introduction
  2. Ruy Lopez - Exchange with 5.O-O
  3. Ruy Lopez - Exchange 5th move sidelines
  4. Ruy Lopez - 5.d3
  1. Peng_Dehuai1898-1974

🎓Opening Principles And Theory In Chess-Learning Lesson🎓

821 • pc2limliyuan •
  1. Introduction
  2. Opening Principle 1-Develop Your Pieces
  3. Example 1
  4. Opening Principle 2-Don't Make Too Many Pawn Moves
  1. pc2limliyuan

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 Sicilian Dragon + Sicilian Lines = Wins

766 • OneAndOnlyChessGod •
  1. Introduction
  2. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  3. The Sicilian Dragon
  4. The Sicilian accelerated dragon
  1. OneAndOnlyChessGod

Best Begginer Openings

759 • yellowcrystal2025 •
  1. Introduction
  2. London System
  3. King's Indian Attack
  4. Four Knights Game
  1. yellowcrystal2025

Beginner to Advanced Scotch Gambit

749 • Icy_Clench •
  1. Basics: Scotch Move Order
  2. Basics: Italian Move Order
  3. Basics: Scotch Mistakes
  4. Basics: The London Defense
  1. Icy_Clench