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Start from the board and notation, learn every piece, then master checkmate patterns and opening principles.

London System

Tactics

Queen raids, Greek Gift sacrifices, kingside mate nets, queen traps, and bishop invasions.

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Italian Opening

Tactics

From lessons/italian.txt: owning the centre, queen advantage, exploiting d5 and h6.

0 of 28 lessons completed

Scandinavian Defense

Deep theory

Full Black repertoire vs 1.e4 — the main line plus your booked answer to every early White sideline.

0 of 243 lines mastered

Queen's Gambit

Tactics

Pawn grab trap, bishop hunt, Greek Gift mate, centre collapse, fork breakthrough, and more.

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Ruy Lopez

Tactics

Queen traps, Greek Gift sacrifices, king hunts, Berlin wins, and a stunning Bxf7# finish.

0 of 36 lessons completed

Sicilian Accelerated Dragon

Tactics

From sicilian defense.txt: Dragon traps, fork trap, poisoned bishop, Nd5 sacrifice, and more.

0 of 27 lessons completed

Colle System

Tactics

From lessons/colle system.txt: classic d4 setup, central play, queen-side expansion, and tactical strikes.

0 of 34 lessons completed

Scotch Gambit

Tactics

From lessons/Scotch Gambit.txt: queen lightning strikes, king hunts, Greek Gift, smothered mates, and more.

0 of 38 lessons completed

Ruy Lopez

Deep theory

Full White repertoire starting 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 — the main line plus your booked answer to every Black deviation.

0 of 251 lines

King's Indian Defense

Deep theory

From lessons: classical KID, fianchetto, f3 setup, four pawns, Bg5 punishes.

0 of 242 lines

Two Knights Defense

Deep theory

Main continuation, Znosko-Borovsky trap, Polerio, Fritz, Ulvestad, and Traxler counterattack lines.

0 of 271 lines

Petrov Defense

Deep theory

From lessons: main line, classical structure, fork ideas, and tactical traps.

0 of 234 lines

Scandinavian Defense

Deep theory

From lessons: Qa5, Qd8, modern Nf6, and tactical ideas.

0 of 256 lines

Englund Gambit

Deep theory

From lessons: Qe7 setup, Qb4+ pressure, traps, and tactical chaos.

0 of 289 lines

Traxler Counterattack

Deep theory

From lessons: sharp Two Knights counterplay with Bc5 after Ng5.

0 of 263 lines

Caro-Kann Defense

Deep theory

From lessons: classical, Karpov, Panov-Botvinnik, advance, exchange, fantasy, and more.

0 of 297 lines

Fried Liver Attack

Deep theory

Knight sacrifice on f7, king hunts, Lolli Attack, Traxler counter, Fritz, Ulvestad, and Polerio lines.

0 of 248 lines

French Defense

Deep theory

From lessons: main line, advance, Tarrasch, classical, exchange, traps.

0 of 278 lines

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