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LATEST (Sun 11th May): Updated to include ECO codes on 6,100 pages (KP OPENINGS and FLANK OPENINGS). Codes for QP OPENINGS (3,000 pages) will be added in June.
(Weds 21st May): ECO codes added for Grunfeld, Catalan and King's Indian pages.

Chess Openings
An interactive series of +8,000 unique board positions, from first moves through to full development of pieces, covering all major openings, defences and variations. Each page has an explanation and a notation list. Also +1,000 transposition pages.

Epine Dorsale
© 1997 P.V. HOBBS

Latest new/revised:
Russian 3Kts Var.
Kingston Defence

JUNE 2008

THE OPENINGS GUIDE:
Simple step-by-step analysis

Main selection is by:

- Clear = new board & basic list
- Move = next (best-in-sequence)
- Undo = previous-in-notation
- Jump = overviews and shortcuts

- Squares = yes where good move
- Pieces = yes where good move
- W-Alt / B-Alt = alternative moves

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