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Most Popular Openings by Rating (Source: Lichess Opening Explorer, March 2020)

123 • SkagitChess •
  1. Average Rating: 1600 | Italian Game: Greco Gambit, Greco Variation
  2. Average Rating: 1800 | Italian Game: Greco Gambit, Moeller-Therkatz Attack
  3. Average Rating: 2000-2200 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line
  4. Average Rating: 2500 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
  1. SkagitChess

The Norwegian Rat

92 • Aric •
  1. The Norwegian Rat: 1. e4 g6, 2. d4 Nf6!?
  2. The Norwegian Rat: Chicken Move: 3. Nc3
  3. The Norwegian Rat: Advance Variation: 3. e5 Nh5
  4. The Norwegian Rat: Advance Variation: Mainline 4. Be2
  1. Aric

Benko

2 • FM CheckRaiseMate •
  1. Perunovic
  2. Old Main Line
  3. g3
  1. FM CheckRaiseMate

Chigorin Deffense short games

1 • Kyrylo27 •
  1. Chapter 1
  2. Chapter 2
  1. Kyrylo27

Pirc defense: Austrian Attack I

2 • moku_losti •
  1. Chapter 2
  1. moku_losti

Scandinavian TRAINING

6 • UptownExpress •
  1. Chapter 1 2...Qxd5
  2. Chapter 1A 2... Qxd5, 5...Bg4
  3. Chapter 1B 2... Qxd5, 5...Bf5
  4. Chapter 1C 2... Qxd5, 3...Qd6
  1. UptownExpress

Evans Gambit

1 • FM CheckRaiseMate •
  1. 5...Ba5
  2. 5...Be7
  3. 5...Bd6
  1. FM CheckRaiseMate

English

1 • FM CheckRaiseMate •
  1. e5
  2. Symmetrical
  1. FM CheckRaiseMate

Sveshnikov Sicilian Training

13 • UptownExpress •
  1. Variation A: 6.Nf3
  2. Variation B: 6.Nb3
  3. Variation C: 6.Nb5, 10. Bxf6
  4. Variation D: 6.Nf5 ?
  1. UptownExpress

Anti-Sicilians

4 • FM CheckRaiseMate •
  1. Alapin
  2. ---d6---
  3. Bb5+
  4. Qxd4
  1. FM CheckRaiseMate

Czech Benoni

1 • FM CheckRaiseMate •
  1. With c4
  2. Without c4
  1. FM CheckRaiseMate

General Guidelines on Drawing Arrows

189 • CreativeBro •
  1. Introduction
  2. Green Arrow
  3. Blue Arrow
  4. Red
  1. CreativeBro

Interactive Lesson - 1.e4 openings

14 • UptownExpress •
  1. Challenge 1
  2. Challenge 2
  3. Challenge 3
  1. UptownExpress
  2. chessnycCharuR

Basic opening principles(homework)

1 • Kyrylo27 •
  1. Chapter 1
  2. Chapter 2
  3. Chapter 3
  4. Chapter 4
  1. Kyrylo27

Basic opening principles(Intro+ Tests)

2 • Kyrylo27 •
  1. A.Meek- P.Morphy
  2. Buecker- Yusupov
  3. test 1
  4. test 2
  1. Kyrylo27

crushing the petrov

1 • elephbush •
  1. Intro
  2. How to punish 3..Nxe4
  3. Nxe5
  4. d4
  1. elephbush