Bonus 3: Playing Some Games

Bonus 3: Playing Some Games

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Chess Openings - Essentials Training Course

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Introduction to the Course

  • Course Intro
  • Getting Started (What You Need to Do the Course)

Why Opening Matters, Even for World Champions

  • Why Opening Matters
  • Outro

What’s the Opening and the Most Important Idea in Chess

  • Intro
  • Opening Stage vs Opening Theory
  • The Most Important Idea in Chess
  • Activity
  • Solution

Development

  • Intro
  • Where Are Pieces More Active?
  • Practical Considerations
  • Which Pieces Should You Move First?
  • Exchanges
  • Prophylaxis
  • Sacrificing Material for Development
  • Quiz Time
  • Activity
  • Solution
  • Well Done!

Castling

  • Intro
  • Benefits of Castling
  • Choosing the Right Side to Castle
  • Castling by Hand
  • Quiz
  • Activity
  • Solution
  • Outro

Center

  • Intro
  • Importance of the Center
  • Classification of the Openings
  • Gambits to Dominate the Center
  • Quiz
  • Activity
  • Solution
  • Outro

Breaking Principles

  • Intro
  • Moving a Piece Twice
  • Making Too Many Pawn Moves
  • Not Castling
  • Giving Away the Center
  • Dealing With Unconventional Openings
  • Other Sacrifices
  • Quiz
  • Activity
  • Solution
  • Outro

Bring It All Together

  • Intro
  • Activity
  • Solution
  • Outro

Next Steps

  • Next Steps
  • Bonus 1: Openings Checklist
  • Bonus 2: List of Games to Study
  • Bonus 3: Playing Some Games
  • Bonus 4: Join Our Private Group