Opening training resources

Die goldenen Eröffnungsregeln || Wie man eine Schachpartie eröffnet – ein Video von The Big Greek

In diesem Video erklärt TBG die wichtigsten Konzepte, Ideen und Regeln in der Eröffnung. Hier der Link zum Video auf YouTube. Der Schachkanal vom TBG ist sehr empfehlenswert, insbesondere für diejenigen, die den Trainingsinhalt lieber auf Deutsch hätten.

The italian game – a playlist containing insights and theory for the most important variants in the italian game

In this video series Stjepan Tomic from the chess channel Hanging Pawns explains different variations starting with the Italian Game. Stjepan is neither a GM, nor an IM. He is one very motivated player from Croatia, who decided to start to learn and play chess intensively at the age of 26. I like his channel a lot, because one gets the perspective of a 2000 ELO player, who is very much at a level, which is typical for most of the clubs and also for our club. Here is the link to the playlist.

Simplified look at the London System and the Jobava London System – learn the opening in 5 simple steps by GM Simon Williams

This videos are not intended to give you a complicated theory lines for the famous London System, but rather try to simplify the understanding of the opening and split the tasks in the opening in 5 steps.

  1. Learn the London System Opening with 1 d4 d5: In five simple stages – link
  2. Learn the London System Opening with Black playing …g6: In four simple stages – link
  3. Learn the London System Opening with Black playing an early …c5 in five simple stages – link
  4. Learn the London System: Latest Developments!!!! – link
  5. Learn the Jobava London System Opening with …d5 in five simple stages. Part One. – link
  6. Learn the Jobava London System Opening with …g6 in five simple stages. Part Two. – link