"Play the opening like a
book, the middle game like a magician, and the endgame like a machine."
- Spielmann
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General opening guides |
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D4 opening guides |
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| Trompovsky (3) | English defence (2) |
| Nimzo Indian (6) | Kings Indian (8) |
| Queens Gambit declined (3) | Dutch Defence (3) |
| Slav defence (3) | Queens Gambit accepted (6) |
| Chigorin (1) | Budapest gambit (1) |
| Benko Gambit (4) | Gruenfeld (3) |
| Queens Indian (3) | Catalan (8) |
E4 opening guides |
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| Ruy Lopez (11) | Vienna (3) |
| The Latvian Gambit (2) | Phildor defence (1) |
| Petroff defence (4) | Ponziani (2) |
| Scotch (8) | Sicilian (50) |
| French (18) | Caro-Kann (15) |
| Pirc (11) | Kings Gambit (2) |
| Alekhine defence (1) | |
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Other 1st move choices |
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| English opening (1 c4) (15) | Reti opening (1 Nf3) (2) |
| Kings Indian Attack (7) | |