Chess Opening Lab (1400-2000)

This comprehensive chess opening manual provides a theoretical overview of all major openings, illustrated with instructive games from renowned chess masters. Its detailed classification makes it suitable for players of all levels, from beginners to advanced. Each opening variation includes evaluations, key move characteristics, historical development, and current status. Classic games with detailed annotations illustrate the strategic plans for both White and Black. A dedicated training section features over 350 exercises of varying difficulty across 40+ openings.

This manual is part of the Chess King Learn series (https://learn.chessking.com/), a unique chess teaching method. The series offers courses on tactics, strategy, openings, middlegame, and endgame, categorized by skill level from beginner to professional.

This course enhances chess knowledge, introduces tactical tricks and combinations, and reinforces practical application. The program functions as a personal coach, assigning tasks, providing hints and explanations, and even demonstrating refutations of potential errors.

The interactive theoretical section explains game strategies through real-world examples. Lessons allow users to not only read but also make moves on the board to solidify understanding.

Key Features:

• High-quality, verified examples.
• Requires input of all key moves.
• Exercises with varying difficulty levels.
• Diverse problem-solving objectives.
• Hints provided for errors.
• Refutations shown for common mistakes.
• Ability to play against the computer.
• Interactive theoretical lessons.
• Structured table of contents.
• Tracks ELO rating progress.
• Flexible test settings.
• Bookmarking for favorite exercises.
• Tablet-optimized interface.
• Offline functionality.
• Multi-device access via Chess King account (Android, iOS, Web).

The course includes a free trial to test the program's functionality. The free version includes fully functional lessons, allowing users to experience the application before purchasing additional content. This free content covers:

1. Rare Variations: 1. g3, 1. b4, 1. b3, 1. d4, 1. d4 Nf6, 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3
2. Alekhine's Defense
3. Benoni Defense
4. Bird's Opening
5. Bishop's Opening
6. Blumenfeld Counter-Gambit
7. Bogo-Indian Defense
8. Budapest Gambit
9. Caro-Kann Defense
10. Catalan System
11. Center Gambit
12. Dutch Defense
13. English Opening
14. Evans Gambit
15. Four Knights' Game
16. French Defense
17. Grünfeld Defense
18. Italian Game & Hungarian Defense
19. King's Indian Defense
20. Latvian Gambit
21. Nimzo-Indian Defense
22. Nimzowitsch Defense
23. Old Indian Defense
24. Philidor's Defense
25. Pirc-Robatsch Defense
26. Queen's Gambit
27. Queen's Indian Defense
28. Queen's Pawn Game
29. Reti Opening
30. Petrov's Defense
31. Ruy Lopez
32. Scandinavian Defense
33. Scotch Gambit & Ponziani's Opening
34. Scotch Game
35. Sicilian Defense
36. Three Knights' Game
37. Two Knights' Defense
38. Vienna Game
39. Volga-Benko Gambit
40. Complete Course of Openings