System openings for White
Openings White can play against almost anything: the London, the Catalan, the English and their relatives. The appeal is that the setup barely changes with the reply, so one set of plans covers most of your games and opening preparation stops being a memory test. Low maintenance, and strong enough to appear at the top level.
4 openings
- London System (D02) — Solid and reliable — same setup against anything
- King's Indian Attack (A07) — Reverse King's Indian — kingside attack with reversed colours
- English Opening (A10) — Flexible hypermodern control of the centre
- Catalan Opening (E00) — Long-term bishop pressure down the g2 diagonal
All families
- Sicilian Defence openings — 7 openings
- Ruy López openings — 5 openings
- Italian Game and other open games — 6 openings
- Scotch Game openings — 4 openings
- Romantic gambit openings — 4 openings
- French Defence openings — 4 openings
- Caro-Kann Defence openings — 4 openings
- Queen's Gambit openings — 4 openings
- Indian Defence openings — 7 openings
- Dutch Defence openings — 3 openings
- Offbeat defences for Black — 4 openings
- System openings for White — 4 openings
- Chess opening traps — 11 openings
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- Chess openings for beginners — 25 openings
- Chess openings for intermediate players — 30 openings
- Advanced chess openings — 12 openings