The repertoire
Every major family, from White to Black.
From the Italian Game to the Sicilian, 300+ openings sorted by family and tagged by their real-world popularity. You start with the essentials and go as far as you want.
300+ openings, every major family — as White and as Black.
As White
- Italian Game 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4Essential
- Ruy López 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5Essential
- Queen's Gambit 1.d4 d5 2.c4Essential
- English Opening 1.c4Common
- Réti Opening 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4Common
- London System 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4Common
- Scotch Game 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4Common
- Vienna Game 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3Occasional
- King's Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4Occasional
- Four Knights Game 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6Occasional
- King's Indian Attack 1.Nf3 … 2.g3 3.Bg2Occasional
- Bird Opening 1.f4Occasional
As Black
- Sicilian Defense 1.e4 c5Essential
- French Defense 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5Essential
- Caro-Kann Defense 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5Essential
- King's Indian Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7Common
- Nimzo-Indian Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4Common
- Scandinavian Defense 1.e4 d5Common
- Slav Defense 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6Common
- Pirc Defense 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6Occasional
- Modern Defense 1.e4 g6Occasional
- Grünfeld Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5Occasional
- Alekhine Defense 1.e4 Nf6Occasional
- Dutch Defense 1.d4 f5Occasional
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