You need an opening repetoire.
  • Opening study is a bit like the arms race.
  • The more your opponents study, the more that you need to.
  • I used to rely heavily on books, but now I rely on Fritz analysis.
  • I tried to make my opening repetoire massive, but now I am trying to streamline it a bit.
  • My friend and I will learn a new opening line by playing it against each other for a week or two as our "theme."
  • My recommendation is to create a Memorization List to help you remember your openings.
  • I also recommend that you don't add add more than one opening line per week so as to not get bogged down in memorization review.
  • The English Opening (NEW!)
  • King Pawn #1
  • Petroff #1
  • Four Knights #1
  • Four Knights #2
  • Ruy Lopez #1
  • King's Gambit #1
  • King's Gambit #2
  • Guoco Pianno #1
  • Vienna Gambit #1
  • Vienna Gambit #2
  • Vienna Gambit #3
  • Vienna Gambit #4
  • Vienna Gambit #5
  • Vienna Gambit #6
  • Vienna Gambit #7
  • Vienna Gambit #8
  • Vienna Gambit #9
  • Vienna Gambit #10
  • Vienna Gambit #11
  • Vienna Gambit #12
  • Center Counter #1
  • Center Counter #2
  • Center Counter #3
  • Center Counter #4
  • Center Counter #5
  • Center Counter #6
  • Center Counter #7
  • Center Counter #8
  • Modern #1
  • Nimzovich #1
  • Alekhine #1
  • Alekhine #2
  • Alekhine #3
  • Alekhine #4
  • Sicillian #1
  • Sicillian #2
  • Sicillian #3
  • Sicillian Dragon #1
  • Sicillian Dragon #2
  • Sicillian Dragon #3
  • Sicillian Dragon #4
  • Sicillian Dragon #5
  • Sicillian Dragon #6
  • Sicillian Dragon #7
  • Sicillian Dragon #8
  • Sicillian Dragon #9
  • Sicillian Dragon #10
  • Sicillian Dragon #11
  • Sicillian Dragon #12
  • Sicillian Dragon #13
  • Sicillian Dragon #14
  • Sicillian Dragon #15
  • Sicillian Dragon #16
  • Sicillian Dragon #17
  • King's Indian Attack #1
  • Smith Morra #1
  • Smith Morra #2
  • Alapin #1
  • Alapin #2
  • Alapin #3
  • Alapin #4
  • Alapin #5
  • Alapin #6
  • Alapin #7
  • Alapin #8
  • Alapin #9
  • Pirc #1
  • Pirc #2
  • Pirc #3
  • Pirc #4
  • Caro Kan #1
  • Caro Kan #2
  • Caro Kan #3
  • Caro Kan #4
  • Caro Kan #5
  • Caro Kan #6
  • Caro Kan #7
  • Caro Kan #8
  • French #1
  • French #2
  • French #3
  • French #4
  • Unusual openings
  • Unusual openings
  • Unusual openings
  • Unusual openings
  • Queen Pawn #1
  • Queen Pawn #2
  • Queen Pawn #3
  • Queen Pawn #4
  • Queen Pawn #5
  • Torre #1
  • Benko Gambit #1
  • Benko Gambit #2
  • Benko Gambit #3
  • Benko Gambit #4
  • Benko Gambit #5
  • Benko Gambit #6
  • Benko Gambit #7
  • Colle System #1
  • Albin Counter Gambit #1
  • Albin Counter Gambit #2
  • Slav #1
  • Slav #2
  • Slav #3
  • From's Gambit #1
  • From's Gambit #2
  • From's Gambit #3
  • From's Gambit #4
  • From's Gambit #5