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🎥 Why Play Opening Main Lines?!
🎥 Why Gambits?! - Quality, Material, Time
🎥 1.e4 opening name overview
🎥 1.e4 e5 opening name overview
🎥 1.e4 e5 opening name overview - Part 2
🎥 1.d4 opening name overview - Part 1
🎥 1.d4 opening name overview - Part 2
🎥 1.d4 opening name overview - Part 3
🎥 1.d4 opening name overview - Part 4

White with 1.e4

1.e4 Openings
📖 White with 1.e4 mixed bag selection (Article)
🎥 The Morra Smith Gambit vs the Sicilian
🎥 The Alekhine Chatard Attack vs the French Defence
🎥 The Reti Gambit vs the French Defence
🎥 c3 Sicilian Example Game - Howell vs Wells
🎥 c3 Sicilian Example Game - Howell vs Ward
🎥 Wing Gambit vs Sicilian Defence Example Game

Black against 1.e4

Black vs 1.e4
📖 Black against 1.e4 mixed bag selection (Article)
Sicilian Defence
🎥 Sicilian Defence Part 1
🎥 Sicilian Defence Part 2
French Defence
🎥 French Defence Part 1
🎥 French Defence Part 2
🎥 Ideas in the French Advance Variation Part 1
🎥 Ideas in the French Advance Variation Part 2
Gambits
🎥 Elephant Gambit against 1.e4

White with 1.d4

1.d4 Openings
📖 White with 1.d4 mixed bag selection (Article)
🎥 Bayonett Attack vs Kings Indian Part 1
🎥 Bayonett Attack vs Kings Indian Part 2
🎥 Qc2 vs Nimzo Indian Example Game - Kasparov vs Timman
🎥 Qc2 vs Nimzo Indian Example Game - Kasparov vs Korchnoi

Black against 1.d4

Black vs 1.d4
📖 Black against 1.d4 mixed bag selection (Article)
Slav Defence
🎥 Slav Defence - Part 1
🎥 Slav Defence - Part 2
🎥 Slav Defence - Part 3
🎥 Slav Defence - Part 4
🎥 Slav Defence - Part 5
Nimzo & Queen's Indian
🎥 Nimzo Indian - Johner vs Nimzovich
🎥 Nimzo Indian - Matisons vs Nimzovich
🎥 Queens Indian - Saemich vs Nimzovich
Benoni & Gambits
🎥 The Benoni System Part 1
🎥 The Benoni System Part 2
🎥 Benoni Game Example - Spassky vs Fischer 1972
🎥 Budapest Gambit
🎥 Albin Counter Gambit Trap

English Opening (1.c4)

White with 1.c4
White with 1.c4
🎥 Example Game 1 - Webster vs Thomas
🎥 Example Game 2 - Webster vs Berkmortel
Black against 1.c4
Black vs 1.c4
📖 Black against 1.c4 (Article)

Other Dangerous Systems for White

🎥 The Killer Reversed Slav - Part 1
🎥 The Killer Reversed Slav - Part 2
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