Opening Database

Let's learn the Alapin Sicilian! This is the perfect way to shut down ANYONE who plays the sicilian against you. We begin with pawn to e4

Learn the Albin Countergambit.

Let's learn the Bishop's Opening! It's one of the trappiest openings I've ever seen, and you'll pretty much always be winning in the first few moves. First step: pawn to e4.

Learn the Caro-Kann.

Let's learn the Danish Gambit! You will sacrifice a pawn, and then another one, and then ANOTHER one. Yes, a 3 pawn sacrifice in your first 4 moves. In return you'll get a huge attack on your opponent

Let's learn the English! Instead of pushing our central pawns, we umm... we push our non-central pawns. It's the greatest breakthrough in chess since en passant! To start, we push our c-pawn to c4

Learn the Englund Gambit.

Learn the French Defense.

Let's learn the Fried Liver Attack, one of the most dangerous openings in chess. An opening where you can potentially checkmate your opponent in 8 moves. It starts with pawn to e4.

Let's learn the Italian game! This is by far the most played opening at the non-professional level. It's traditional, it's old school, it's chess the way your grandpa taught you. Let's just get into i

Let's learn the Jobava London! If you want a solid opening, this right here is a solid opening. If you want a coin flip, idk go learn the Englund Gambit or something. This course right here is for WI

Let's learn the King's Gambit! On move 2 we'll shoot ourselves in the foot by giving away a pawn and weakening our king - but if Black doesn't know all the tricks and traps it will be us who is victor

Learn the King's Indian Defense.

Let's learn the London system! Before we get started, I have to warn you: this opening is basically the same 5 boring moves over and over and nobody will be your friend. If you're ok with that, then l

Learn the Petrov Defense.

Let's learn a tricky and dangerous opening weapon: the Ponziani. Start by pushing the king's pawn forward two squares to e4.

OK Beth, let's learn the Queen's Gambit (accepted). We start with, of course, the queen's pawn to d4.

OK Mrs. Harmon, let's learn the Queen's Gambit (Declined). We start with, of course, the queen's pawn to d4.