Chess Opening Lab (1400-2000)

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

This course 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 program functions as a personalized coach, assigning exercises and providing assistance when needed. It offers hints, explanations, and refutations of common mistakes. The interactive theoretical section uses real-game examples to explain strategic concepts, allowing users to actively participate by making moves on the board and analyzing unclear positions.

Key Features:

• High-quality, verified examples
• Guided input of key moves
• Exercises with varying difficulty levels
• Diverse problem-solving objectives
• Hints and error refutations
• Playable positions against the computer
• Interactive theoretical lessons
• Organized table of contents
• ELO rating tracking
• Customizable test mode
• Bookmarking functionality
• Tablet-optimized interface
• Offline accessibility
• Multi-device compatibility via Chess King account (Android, iOS, Web)

A free version is available to test the program's functionality. This includes fully functional lessons to evaluate the app before purchasing the full course. Topics covered in the free version include:

1. Rare Variations (1. g3, 1. b4, 1. b3, 1. d4, 1. d4 Nf6, 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3, and more)
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. Comprehensive Opening Course