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A repertoire for each colour, with the openings you meet most often first. Every line is annotated move by move and checked with Stockfish. Sort by what people actually play, by how little there is to memorise, or by how sharp you want the game. Active courses create your daily work; paused ones keep their progress and wait.

Ordered by how often each opening turns up in club-level games on lichess. Showing 28 of 28 courses.

For Black · ECO B01
Scandinavian Defense
An active 3...Qa5 repertoire with precise move orders. 5 chapters, 19 annotated lines, 1 trap.Puzzles from this opening →
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For White · ECO C50
Italian Game
The bishop points at f7 from move three. 7 chapters, 15 annotated lines, 1 trap.Puzzles from this opening →
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For Black · ECO C15-C19
French Defence
Build the wall, wreck their queenside, and pick the road you can remember. 8 chapters, 25 annotated lines.Puzzles from this opening →
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For White · ECO D35
Queen's Gambit
The oldest offer in chess, and the pawn comes back. 6 chapters, 16 annotated lines, 1 trap.Puzzles from this opening →
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For Black · ECO B12
Caro-Kann Defence
Everything the French wants, without burying the bishop. 6 chapters, 15 annotated lines.Puzzles from this opening →
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For Black · ECO C41
Philidor Defence
Hold e5 with a pawn, accept the cramp, and aim the knight at c5. 3 chapters, 11 annotated lines, 1 trap.Puzzles from this opening →
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For White · ECO C88
Ruy Lopez
Ask about the knight, then never let go. 7 chapters, 27 annotated lines, 2 traps.Puzzles from this opening →
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For Black · ECO C42-C43
Petrov's Defence
Do not defend the pawn. Go and take one back. 3 chapters, 9 annotated lines, 1 trap.Puzzles from this opening →
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For White · ECO D02
London System
The bishop leaves first, the knight lands on e5, and the plans repeat. 5 chapters, 17 annotated lines, 6 traps.Puzzles from this opening →
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For White · ECO C45
Scotch Game
Trade the d-pawn for e5, then take on c6 and play with the extra space. 5 chapters, 14 annotated lines, 5 traps.Puzzles from this opening →
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For White · ECO A10-A39
English Opening
Control d5, choose the right centre, and navigate every reply. 8 chapters, 38 annotated lines.Puzzles from this opening →
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For White · ECO C27
Vienna Game
A King's Gambit that never has to be a gambit, and one line that is pure chaos. 4 chapters, 15 annotated lines, 4 traps.Puzzles from this opening →
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For Black · ECO A40
Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit
The Danish spirit against 1.d4. 4 chapters, 8 annotated lines, 1 trap.Puzzles from this opening →
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For White · ECO C33
King's Gambit
A pawn, an open file, and a game your opponent has never studied. 5 chapters, 16 annotated lines, 2 traps.Puzzles from this opening →
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For Black · ECO D30-D69
Queen's Gambit Declined
One setup against everything, and the pawn takes on c4 when it gains a move. 3 chapters, 12 annotated lines, 1 trap.Puzzles from this opening →
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For Black · ECO D17-D19
Slav Defence
Hold d5 with a pawn, get the bishop out first, then live on the b4-hole. 3 chapters, 6 annotated lines.Puzzles from this opening →
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For White · ECO C21
Danish Gambit
Activity for a pawn, with the critical defences included. 4 chapters, 22 annotated lines, 6 traps.Puzzles from this opening →
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For Black · ECO A96-A99
Classical Dutch
One pawn move, and White has to work for the draw. 2 chapters, 5 annotated lines.Puzzles from this opening →
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For White · ECO B22
Alapin Sicilian
One move against every Sicilian, and no Sicilian structure to learn. 4 chapters, 12 annotated lines.Puzzles from this opening →
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For Black · ECO B07
Pirc Defence
Let them build the centre, then knock it down. 5 chapters, 16 annotated lines.Puzzles from this opening →
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For White · ECO C44
Scotch Gambit
Skip the recapture, aim at f7, and make Black solve problems. 4 chapters, 18 annotated lines, 5 traps.Puzzles from this opening →
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For Black · ECO E60-E99
King's Indian Defense
Let the centre advance, then attack it from the flanks. 2 chapters, 5 annotated lines.Puzzles from this opening →
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For Black · ECO B90-B99
Sicilian Najdorf
One quiet pawn move, and then everything happens. 3 chapters, 12 annotated lines.Puzzles from this opening →
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For Black · ECO E20-E59
Nimzo-Indian Defence
Pin the knight, take it, and play against the pawns it leaves behind. 4 chapters, 12 annotated lines, 1 trap.Puzzles from this opening →
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For Black · ECO B35
Accelerated Dragon
One tempo, and the Yugoslav Attack is gone. 5 chapters, 12 annotated lines, 3 traps.Puzzles from this opening →
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For Black · ECO A56-A79
Benoni Defence
Hand over the centre, take the queenside, and keep the game sharp. 4 chapters, 14 annotated lines.Puzzles from this opening →
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For Black · ECO D70-D99
Grünfeld Defence
Hand over the centre, then take it apart. 3 chapters, 16 annotated lines, 1 trap.Puzzles from this opening →
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For White · ECO E00-E09
Catalan Opening
Fianchetto, hand back the pawn, and grind the endgame out. 3 chapters, 9 annotated lines.Puzzles from this opening →
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Around three active openings is plenty. Paused courses keep their progress and stay browsable — they just stop creating daily work and never build up review debt.

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Openings for White

  • Danish Gambit (C21) for White, 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3, 22 drills
  • Scotch Gambit (C44) for White, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4, 18 drills
  • London System (D02) for White, 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 e6, 17 drills
  • Queen's Gambit (D35) for White, 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6, 16 drills
  • King's Gambit (C33) for White, 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5, 16 drills
  • Italian Game (C50) for White, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5, 15 drills
  • Ruy Lopez (C88) for White, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6, 27 drills
  • Vienna Game (C27) for White, 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6, 15 drills
  • Alapin Sicilian (B22) for White, 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5, 12 drills
  • English Opening (A10-A39) for White, 1.c4, 38 drills
  • Scotch Game (C45) for White, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4, 14 drills
  • Catalan Opening (E00-E09) for White, 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3, 9 drills

Defences for Black