KrzymowskiProduction's
Opening School |
KrzymowskiProduction (ChessTV),
with 'Professor' Alfred Krzymowski leading the class, have placed their
opening segments on YouTube, and we've added a preface (often courtesy
of Wikipedia) to help launch you on a new opening repertoire. Next
we added links to other resources pertinent to the opening under
discussion, both here at Chessville and at other sites around the web.
What you get is a fantastic intro to each opening system, along with
tips for further study. |
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Bits and Pieces
with IM Andrew Martin |
25 columns from 2003-2004 by the highly respected opening theoretician
and instructor on a variety of different openings, UCO & not |
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The Search for
Dragons
& Mythical Chess Openings |
"Some
players have believed that chess is almost dead. That there is no more
to be discovered in the openings. That you have to memorize 20 moves deep
to play a correct game of chess. I do not believe that this is true.
There are still many new and exciting opening lines to discover. Chess
is still vast and unexplored..." |
Unorthodox
Chess Openings |
All chess openings wild and wonderful... |
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ECO Codes |
This page provides a variety of ECO-related resources, including a list
of ECO Codes with Names and Moves, an ECO PGN file, and a sort of "table
of contents" of the ECO codes... |
French Defense
Part I Part
II Part III |
"The French is an ideal choice of opening for the defensive-minded
player, affording many opportunities for strong defense, followed by
counter-attack... I'll try to give the ideas and analysis for all
of the main lines in the French, as well as quick looks at less popular
variations... |
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Opening Analysis |
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Légall's Mate |
This well-known opening trap is credited to the French
player M. de Kermar, Sire de Légall (1702-1792). It can arise in a
number of different move orders, and it's one of those traps you need to
be aware of... |
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Downloads |
Includes Games Collections By
Opening, and eBooks on: The Tactical Grob by Claude Bloodgood; The Balogh Counter Gambit by Keith
Hayward; and the Smith-Morra Gambit
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Basic Opening Strategy |
Introduction
Opening Objectives:
Development
of the Pieces Control
of the Center
General Principles:
Introduction
#1:
Open with a central pawn
#2:
Don't make any more pawn moves than necessary
#3: Develop the Minor Pieces before the Major Pieces
#4: Don't Develop the Queen Too Early
#5: Castle Early
#6:
Combine Developing Moves with Threats
#7:
Don't Waste Moves
#8:
Don't Block the Development of Your Other Pieces |
A Collection of
Chess Wisdom |
The
Opening |
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Opening Training |
How to
Learn an Opening
An Opening Repertoire for the
Attacking Player
An Opening Repertoire for the
Positional Player |
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The Study of the Opening: |
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four |
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Links |
Links to other
Opening resources on the Net |
