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Building an Opening Repertoire
With the White Pieces
- Select an opening that suits your style of play
- 1.e4 typically yields an open game
- 1.d4 typically yields a positional game
- Other first moves - work with a master
- With 1.e4, have a solid weapon against Sicilian, French, Caro-Kann and Ruy Lopez
- With 1.d4, have a solid weapon against QGD, Slav, Nimzo, and King's Indian
- Select opening variations that leads to similar middlegame strategies
- Understand middlegame strategies of your selected opening
- Understand pawn structure/endgame that arises from your opening
- Make notes and update your repertoire
With the Black Pieces
- Select an opening against 1.e4
- Select an opening against 1.d4 that have similar setup with your 1.e4 response
- For example, Slav with Caro-Kann/French, King's Indian with Modern/Pirc
- Understand middlegame strategies of your selected opening
- Understand pawn structure/endgame that arises from your opening
- Make notes and update your repertoire
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