Icon Icon CHESSOPS - A BASIC GUIDE To CHESS OPENINGS

Chess Openings
An interactive series of +7,500 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:
Mikenas-Carls V.
ECO Coding +Shortlist

JAN 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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