← Guides
Openings
Opening theory and how to build a personal opening repertoire fitting your playing style, from Italian to Sicilian.
2 articlesBuilding Personal Opening Repertoire, No Memorization
A concrete guide to building an opening repertoire that fits your playing style (aggressive or positional), executable from principle not memorization, and matures in 4-6 coaching sessions.
Read article →Club-Level Opening Traps: Scholar's to Legal's Mate
Five classic opening traps (Scholar's Mate, Fried Liver Attack, Legal's Trap, Elephant Trap, Traxler Counter Attack) effective at Elo 800-1400, plus when each trap stops working.
Read article →