Learn opening systems, plans, and tactical motifs.

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Practical Chess Openings Featured

A practical opening course that teaches principles, opening families, starter repertoires, tactical motifs, engine-checked traps, spaced repetition, and personal review.

Beginner to intermediate White

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Capablanca: Chess Fundamentals Opening Course

A practical opening and fundamentals course built from José Raúl Capablanca’s public-domain Chess Fundamentals, Project Gutenberg eBook #33870. Source text: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/33870/pg33870.txt. Public domain in the USA.

Beginner to club White

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Queen's Gambit Starter

A 1.d4 course for learning c4 pressure, development, Carlsbad ideas, and the e4 central break.

Beginner to intermediate White

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Italian Game Starter

A practical 1.e4 e5 course built around fast development, f7 pressure, castling, and the d4 central break.

Beginner to club White

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Edward Lasker: Chess Strategy Opening Lessons

A practical opening-principles course adapted from Edward Lasker’s public-domain Chess Strategy, translated by J. du Mont, Project Gutenberg eBook #5614. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5614. Public domain in the USA.

Beginner to club White

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Caro-Kann Starter for Black

A reliable Black repertoire against 1.e4 focused on ...c6, ...d5, solid development, and clear pawn-structure plans.

Beginner to club Black

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