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Openings

Pick an opening and walk it line by line. You play the theory move; if you stray, you get corrected and retry. Start with the first one: they go from the main line to the sidelines.

Italian Opening

The Italian is life: fast development, straight at the enemy king.

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Start: Giuoco Piano →
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  1. 1. Giuoco Piano6 moves
  2. 2. Giuoco Piano, classical center8 moves
  3. 3. Modern Italian9 moves
  4. 4. Two Knights Defense6 moves
  5. 5. Two Knights, Ng5 Attack10 moves
  6. 6. Fried Liver Attack10 moves
  7. 7. Hungarian Defense7 moves
  8. 8. Evans Gambit9 moves
  9. 9. Evans Gambit Declined8 moves

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Spanish Opening

Five centuries of Spanish theory back me up.

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Start: Morphy Variation, Closed Spanish →
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  1. 1. Morphy Variation, Closed Spanish8 moves
  2. 2. Zaitsev Variation10 moves
  3. 3. Chigorin Defense11 moves
  4. 4. Marshall Attack11 moves
  5. 5. Open Variation9 moves
  6. 6. Berlin Defense8 moves
  7. 7. Exchange Variation7 moves
  8. 8. Steinitz Defense6 moves

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Sicilian Defense

1.e4? Sicilian. Let's fight from move one.

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Start: Najdorf Variation →

You learn it as Black.

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  1. 1. Najdorf Variation7 moves
  2. 2. Scheveningen Variation8 moves
  3. 3. Richter-Rauzer Attack8 moves
  4. 4. Dragon Variation6 moves
  5. 5. Dragon, Yugoslav Attack9 moves
  6. 6. Taimanov Variation8 moves
  7. 7. Sveshnikov Variation6 moves
  8. 8. Alapin Variation6 moves
  9. 9. Smith-Morra Gambit8 moves
  10. 10. Closed Sicilian5 moves

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Queen's Gambit

I'll give you a pawn… and keep the whole center.

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Start: Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower →
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  1. 1. Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower7 moves
  2. 2. Orthodox Defense9 moves
  3. 3. Queen's Gambit, Exchange Variation9 moves
  4. 4. Tarrasch Defense8 moves
  5. 5. Queen's Gambit Accepted6 moves
  6. 6. Semi-Slav Defense, Meran7 moves
  7. 7. Slav Defense6 moves
  8. 8. Nimzo-Indian Defense6 moves
  9. 9. Queen's Indian Defense8 moves
  10. 10. Grünfeld Defense8 moves
  11. 11. King's Indian Defense8 moves

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London System

Bishop to f4, a wall of stone, and a quiet life.

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Start: London System, main line →
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  1. 1. London System, main line8 moves
  2. 2. London vs the Slav wall7 moves
  3. 3. London vs ...Qb68 moves
  4. 4. London vs the King's Indian6 moves
  5. 5. London with ...c56 moves
  6. 6. London vs the queenside fianchetto7 moves
  7. 7. London vs the Dutch7 moves
  8. 8. Jobava London7 moves

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Gambits

A pawn is nothing. Tempo, open files and your king in the wind are everything.

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Start: King's Gambit, Kieseritzky →
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  1. 1. King's Gambit, Kieseritzky8 moves
  2. 2. King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeerblack · 6 moves
  3. 3. Danish Gambit10 moves
  4. 4. Scotch Gambit7 moves
  5. 5. Latvian Gambitblack · 6 moves
  6. 6. Blackmar-Diemer Gambit6 moves
  7. 7. Budapest Gambitblack · 6 moves
  8. 8. Benko Gambitblack · 8 moves
  9. 9. Albin Countergambitblack · 5 moves

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King's Indian Defense

I give you the centre. I dig in, wait… and then, f5 and attack!

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Start: Classical King's Indian, Mar del Plata →

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  1. 1. Classical King's Indian, Mar del Plata10 moves
  2. 2. King's Indian, Petrosian Variation9 moves
  3. 3. King's Indian, Gligoric Variation10 moves
  4. 4. King's Indian, Sämisch Variation9 moves
  5. 5. King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack9 moves
  6. 6. King's Indian, Averbakh Variation9 moves
  7. 7. King's Indian, Fianchetto Variation9 moves

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French Defense

Pawn chain, patience and the counterattack with ...c5.

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Start: French, Advance Variation →

You learn it as Black.

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  1. 1. French, Advance Variation7 moves
  2. 2. French, Winawer Variation8 moves
  3. 3. Classical French, Steinitz Variation9 moves
  4. 4. French, Tarrasch Variation10 moves
  5. 5. French, Rubinstein Variation8 moves
  6. 6. French, MacCutcheon Variation8 moves
  7. 7. French, Exchange Variation7 moves

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Caro-Kann Defense

Solid as a rock: first the bishop comes out, then I close with ...e6.

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Start: Classical Caro-Kann →

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  1. 1. Classical Caro-Kann10 moves
  2. 2. Caro-Kann, Advance Variation7 moves
  3. 3. Caro-Kann, Karpov Variation9 moves
  4. 4. Caro-Kann, Panov Attack8 moves
  5. 5. Caro-Kann, Exchange Variation8 moves
  6. 6. Caro-Kann, Two Knights Variation8 moves
  7. 7. Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation8 moves

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Scandinavian Defense

1.e4? 1...d5. Straight to the point, from move one.

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Start: Scandinavian, Main Line (...Qa5) →

You learn it as Black.

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  1. 1. Scandinavian, Main Line (...Qa5)8 moves
  2. 2. Scandinavian, Modern Variation (...Qd6)8 moves
  3. 3. Scandinavian, Retreat to d88 moves
  4. 4. Scandinavian with 2...Nf67 moves
  5. 5. Scandinavian against 3.Nf36 moves

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English Opening

1.c4, a cup of tea, and I take you onto my ground, no rush.

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Start: English, Reversed Sicilian →
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  1. 1. English, Reversed Sicilian8 moves
  2. 2. Symmetrical English8 moves
  3. 3. English, Botvinnik System8 moves
  4. 4. English against the King's Indian7 moves
  5. 5. English, transposing to the Queen's Gambit7 moves
  6. 6. English, Agincourt Defence8 moves
  7. 7. English against the Hedgehog10 moves

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