Website for interactive study of all major chess openings, variations, gambits and defences, with over 5,500 illustrated positions.

Interactive openings guide for study of all major chess openings, defences, gambits and variations. Over 8,500 illustrated positions. Part of ChessOps.

The Most Common Chess Openings. By Edward Scimia, About.com Guide

A chess opening is the group of initial moves of a chess game. Recognized sequences of opening moves are referred to as openings as finished by White or defenses, as finished ...

A Beginner's Garden of Chess Openings. A guide by David A. Wheeler. The first moves of a chess game are termed the "opening" or "opening moves". A good opening will provide ...

This Chess Openings Terminology guide contains any additional terminology to do with Chess Openings, that hasn't already been covered in the previous Chess Openings guides.

The Opening Guide Demonstration Book This booklet introduces the chess openings in 4,464 positions or less.You can't cover every note to a line in a variation of an opening, for ...

Visual guide to ECO codes Explore the encyclopedia of chess openings using our visual guide. We've made it easier to find ECO codes and relate them directly to the most popular ...

Learn-Chess.com: A Basic Chess Openings Guide: The beginning of a chess game and the initial moves you make can make all the difference in a game of chess. Whether you are an ...

A comprehensive guide of chess: history, famous games and players, rules, strategy ... terms, many writers (for example, Reuben Fine in The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings) have ...