Introduction
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1
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The Nature of Chess Openings:
Fundamental
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2
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Opening Ideas and Positional Features
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3
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The Significance of Structure
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Section 1: Open Games
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4
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Introduction to 1.e4 and the Open Games
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5
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Giuoco Piano
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Blockading the Pawn
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Chasing the Peaces
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A Technical Approach 5.d3
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6
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Two Knights Defence
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The Calm 4.d3
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White targets f7: 4.Ng5
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Central Play: 4.d4
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7
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Philidor Defence
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Surrender of the Centre
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The e5 Strongpoint
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8
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Ruy Lopez
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Chigorin Defence
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Modern Chigorin
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Keres Defence
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Breyer Defence
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Zaitsev Variation
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Moller Defence
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Open Variation
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Exchange Variation
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Marshall Attack
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9
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King's Gambit
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King's Gambit Declined
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King's Gambit Accepted
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Section 2: Semi-Open Games
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10
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Introduction to Semi-Open Games
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11
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Sicilian Defence
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Introduction to Systems with 2... d6
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Dragon Variation
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Najdorf Variation
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Introduction to Systems with 2... e6
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Sicilian Four Knights
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Paulsen System
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Taimanov Variation
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Sozin Attack (and the Classical
Sicilian)
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Accelerated Fianchetto
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Alapin Variation
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12
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Caro-Kann Defence
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Caro-Kann Two Knights
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Exchange Variation
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Panov Attack
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Advance Variation
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13
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French Defence
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Tarrasch Variation
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Classical Variation
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Winawer Variation
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14
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Pirc Defence
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Austrian Attack
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The Bc4 Variation
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Classical Variation
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