A fun lovers Guide to the Major Chess Openings

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Udemy

Develop the skills to discover chess openings that fit your style, goals, and hobbies, as well as your overall chess progress demands.

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Online

Fees

₹ 449

Quick Facts

particular details
Medium of instructions English
Mode of learning Self study
Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based

Course overview

Tryfon Gavriel, FIDE Chess Candidate Master, designed the A Fun Lovers Guide to the Major Chess Openings certification course, which is presented by Udemy and is aimed at beginner to intermediate chess players interested in improving their knowledge of the major chess openings to become chess masters. A Fun Lovers Guide to the Major Chess Openings online course by Udemy provides a comprehensive overview and explanation of the major recognized chess openings.

A fun lovers Guide to the Major Chess Openings online classes aim to help applicants establish a three-tier structure for these openings, separating entertainment value, strategic chess development, and structural advancement significance. This course includes 32 hours of digital video that explains the strategies behind various chess openings such as the Alapin's opening, Anderssen's opening, Benko Gambit, Benoni defense, Bishop's opening, Caro-Kann defense, Danish gambit, Grob's attack, King's gambit, Queen's Gambit, Old Indian defense, Scandinavian defense, and many more.

The highlights

  • Certificate of completion
  • Self-paced course
  • 32 hours of pre-recorded video content
  • Learning resources

Program offerings

  • Online course
  • Learning resources. 30-day money-back guarantee
  • Unlimited access
  • Accessible on mobile devices and tv

Course and certificate fees

Fees information
₹ 449
certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

Udemy

What you will learn

After completing the A fun lovers Guide to the Major Chess Openings online certification, applicants will gain an insight into the fundamentals of chess and will develop a comprehensive understanding of the chess openings. Applicants will explore various strategies that depend on connections and transpositions between the various components. Applicants will learn about numerous opening traps as well as game philosophy. Applicants will also learn about Cao-Kann defense, Scandinavian defense, Slav defense, sodium attack, Torre attack, Sicilian defense, Wade defense, and the 3-tier framework.

The syllabus

Introduction and important Opening terminology

  • Introduction
  • What is a Chess Opening and why are they important ?
  • Why a fun lovers perspective?
  • Why Opening names used and not ECO Codes? Names are often about People!
  • Beginners steer towards: Systems and Gambits and focus on tactics as priority
  • The Alignment concept and how it relates to this course
  • Tradeoff theory - how it relates to Gambits and Dynamic pawn structures
  • Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen are "fun lovers" playing outrageous openings
  • Spicy bits as part of this framework - traps and immortals :)
  • Time flies when you are having goal focused fun! Gambit coverage games

Top Philosophies and Guideline "Rules" for Recommendable Opening Play

  • PHILOSOPHY intro - "Put yourself beyond defeat before going onto the attack"
  • RULE #1 DON'T break the "rules" unless justified - Paul Morphy vs Hart
  • RULE#2 DO The most important rule: DEVELOP your pieces! - Paul Morphy Opera Game
  • RULE #3 Maximise Flexibility - Options Open for yourself - Closed for opponent
  • RULE#4 DO: Central square battle - Short vs Speelman
  • #5 DON'T Don't bring queen out early - Bird vs Lasker example
  • #6 DON'T start attacks until development finished - Meek vs Morphy
  • #7 DON'T do too many pawn moves - Summerscale vs Basman
  • #8 DON'T deprive pieces of key development squares - Paulsen vs Morphy 1857
  • #9 DON'T move same piece or pawn twice in general - Bobby Fischer vs Reuben Fine
  • #10 DO Castle early to avoid horrid tactics - e.g. Reti vs Tartakower
  • #11 - DONT have pieces unprotected in general - Karpov disaster

Tier 1 Important Systems

  • Dunst aka Reverse Tango "System" , Baltic, Van Geet, Romanian, Q Knight Attack
  • Dunst aka Reverse Tango Illustrated game : Van Geet vs Guyt
  • English Opening: Botvinnik System (aka Pawn formation) - Botvinnik vs Sherbakov
  • English Opening - "Wet lettuce system" - Vasily Smyslov vs Mikhailovich Liberzon
  • Hedgehog Defence (Pawn formation/ System)
  • London System
  • London System - Illustrative game - Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
  • Barry Attack (System) aka London System with Nc3 - Illustrative Game
  • Benko's Opening (System) aka King's Fianchetto, Hungarian Opening, Barca, Bilek
  • Benko's Opening (System) - Illustrative game vs Bobby Fischer
  • Colle System
  • Colle System - Illustrative game - Edgar Colle vs Victor Berger
  • Hodgson System aka Trompowsky Attack or Levitsky Attack or Queen's Bishop attack
  • King's Indian Attack (System)
  • King's Indian Attack (System) - Bobby Fischer vs Borislav Ivkov
  • Torre Attack (a kind of System)

Tier 2 Important Systems

  • Bird's Opening (System)
  • Bird's Opening - illustrative game - Just vs Ushakova
  • Four Knight's Game - Glek System - Glek vs Kroeze
  • Stonewall Attack System
  • Stonewall Attack System - Frank Parr vs Mar Baxter - 1962

Tier 3 Important Systems

  • Brazilian Defence (System) AKA Camara Defence Defense or Gunderam Defense
  • Hippopotamus Defence (Pawn formation / System)
  • Hippopotamus Defence (Pawn formation / System) - John Emms vs Simon Williams

Tier 1 Important Openings and Variations

  • Bishop's Opening
  • BIshop's Opening - White win example
  • Bogo-Indian Defence
  • Bogo-Indian Defence - Illustrative game - Walter Browne vs Vasily Smyslov - 1982
  • Caro-Kann Defence
  • Caro-Kann Defence: Caveman variation - Illustrative Game
  • Caro-Kann Defence - Classical variation Example game
  • Caro-Kann defence - Bronstein Larsen Variation
  • Caro-Kann Defence - Korchnoi Variation
  • Catalan Opening
  • Catalan Illustrative game - Leela Neural Network vs Stockfish
  • Dutch Defence
  • Dutch Defence Stonewall Illustrative game
  • Dutch Leningrad Illustrative game - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Immortal game
  • English Defence
  • English Opening
  • Four Knight's Game
  • French Defence
  • French Defence: Winawer variation - Downsides for White Emphasised
  • French Defence: Tarrasch variation - Downsides of White emphasised
  • French Defence: Winawer: Fingerslip variation (Gambit) - Argument for White
  • Two Knights Defence: Fried Liver Attack
  • Grünfeld Defence aka Gruenfeld defence
  • Grünfeld defence - Alexander Alekhine vs Ernst Grünfeld
  • Horwitz Defence
  • Italian Game
  • Italian Game: Giuoco Piano
  • Italian Game: Giuoco Piano - c3 - Steinitz vs Curt von Bardeleben
  • Italian Game: Hungarian Defence - Lipnitsky vs Petrosian illustrative game
  • Keres Defence aka Kangaroo Defence or Franco-Indian Defence
  • King's Indian Defence
  • King's Indian Defence - Classical Main Line - Korchnoi vs Kasparov
  • King's Knight Opening
  • King's Pawn Game
  • Konstantinopolsky Opening
  • Larsen's Opening aka Nimzo-Larsen Attack aka Queen's Fianchetto Opening
  • Larsen's Opening on a bad day - Spassky vs Larsen disaster game
  • Larsen's Opening on a good day: Larsen vs Pappa
  • Modern Defence
  • Modern Defence: North Sea Variation
  • Modern Defence: Monkey's Bum
  • Neo-Indian Attack aka Yasser Seirawan Attack
  • Nimzowitsch Defence aka Tango
  • Nimzowitsch Defence - Classic light square play - Spielmann vs Nimzovich
  • Old Indian Defence
  • Owen's Defence
  • Owens Defence - Paul Morphy vs John Owen
  • Nimzo-Indian Defence
  • Nimzo-Indian Defence - Doubled pawns and restraint - Mattison vs Nimzovich
  • Petrov's Defence
  • Petrov's Defence - Peter Leko vs Vladimir Kramnik
  • Philidor defence
  • Philidor defence - NN vs Philidor - 1749
  • Philidor defence - a crushing Paul Morphy example
  • Pirc Defence
  • Pirc Defence - on a good day for Black - Povah vs Nunn
  • Pirc Defence: Austrian Attack - Bobby Fischer vs Pal Benko - 1963
  • Ponziani Opening - Chigorin vs Gossip - 1889
  • Queen's Indian Defence
  • Queen's Indian Defence - Saemisch vs Nimzovich - 1923
  • Queen's Pawn Game
  • Réti Opening
  • Reti Opening - Famous Game - Reti vs Capablanca
  • Richter-Veresov Attack
  • Richter-Veresov Attack - Richter vs Baratz illustrative game example
  • Ruy Lopez
  • Ruy Lopez Closed variation - Mikhail Tal vs Hjartarson - 1987
  • Ruy Lopez: Exchange variation - Lasker vs Capablanca - 1914
  • Ruy Lopez: Morphy defence
  • Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence
  • Scandinavian Defence aka Center Counter
  • Scandinavian Defence: Eric Lobron (AKA Yardbird!) vs Ian Rogers
  • Scotch Game
  • Scotch Game - Garry Kasparov vs Wesley So
  • Sicilian Defence Named Variation Overview
  • Sicilian Defence: Najdorf Variation: 5...a6
  • Sicilian Defence: Najdorf Variation: 6.Bg5 classic line: Poisoned Pawn Variation
  • Sicilian Defence: Dragon Variation: 5...g6
  • Sicilian Defence: Classical Variation: 5...Nc6 - Richter Rauzer Attack - Anand
  • Sicilian Defence: Scheveningen Variation: 5...e6 - Keres Attack
  • Sicilian Defence: Sveshnikov Variation: 4...Nf6 5.Nc3 e5
  • Sicilian Defence: Accelerated Dragon: 4...g6
  • Sicilian Defence: Kalashnikov Variation: 4...e5 5.Nb5 d6
  • Sicilian Defence: Kan (Paulsen) (Taimanov transposable) Variation: 4...a6
  • Sicilian Defence: Pin Variation: 4...Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4
  • Slav Defence
  • Slav Defence: Alapin variation: Czech variation Bf5: Bled Attack
  • Slav Defence: Alapin variation: Czech variation Bf5: Krause Attack
  • Slav Defence: Semi-Slav: Meran variation - Gruenfeld vs Rubinstein 1924
  • Slav Defence: Semi-Slav: 5.Bg5 - Anti-Moscow Gambit after - Carlsen vs Groenn
  • Slav Defence: Semi-Slav: Botvinnik Variation
  • Three Knights Game (* Has a natural trap) - Louis Paulsen vs Adolf Anderssen
  • Two Knight's defence
  • Vienna Game
  • Vienna game - * Black falls into a trap - Mackenzie vs Loverin - 1879
  • Vienna Game: Frankenstein-Dracula Variation
  • Wade Defence
  • Wade Defence - Veselin Topalov vs Michael Adams

Tier 2 Important Openings and variations

  • Alekhine's Defence
  • Alekhine's Defence - Boris Spassky vs Bobby Fischer
  • Alekhine's Defence - Nigel short chess immortal vs Jan Timman
  • Anderssen's Opening
  • Anderssen's Opening - Adolf Anderssen vs Paul Morphy - 1858
  • Baltic Defence aka Grau Defense aka Sahovic Defense
  • Baltic Defence - Vladimir Kramnik vs Alexei Shirov
  • Benoni Defence
  • Benoni: Modern Benoni - Boris Spassky vs Bobby Fischer
  • Benoni: Modern Benoni: Taimanov Attack aka Flick-Knife Attack - Kasparov vs Nunn
  • Center Game
  • Center Game - Illustrative game - Alexander Morozevich vs Mark Hebden
  • Grob Attack - 1.g4
  • Grob Attack - Michael John Basman vs John Nunn example game
  • Lopez Opening aka MacLeod Attack
  • Mieses Opening
  • Polish Defence - on a good day - Wells vs Hodgson
  • Saragossa Opening
  • Sodium Attack aka Durkin Opening
  • Sokolsky Opening aka Orangutan
  • St George Defence
  • St George Defence - Example game - Karpov vs Miles
  • Van't Kruijs Opening - 1.e3
  • Zukertort Opening

Tier 3 Important Openings and variations

  • Alapin's Opening
  • Alapin's Opening - a trap to avoid - NN vs Esteban Canal
  • Amar Opening aka Ammonia Opening
  • Amar Opening - fun example - Magnus Carlsen vs Alexey Dreev
  • Balogh Defence
  • Balogh defence on a bad day - Max Euwe ve Henri Weenink
  • Barnes Opening
  • Barnes Opening with 2.Kf2 AKA Fried Fox Attack - Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
  • Barnes Defence - Paul Morphy v s Thomas Wilson Barnes
  • Bongcloud aka Bongcloud Attack on a good day - Vlad Dobrov vs Hikaru Nakamura
  • Bongloud example - Hikaru Nakamura vs Jefferey Xiong
  • Clemenz Opening - 1.h3
  • Clemenz Opening - Michael Basman vs Jonathon Rogers -1991
  • Damiano Defence (contains a naughty trap!)
  • Danvers Opening aka Kentucky Opening, Patzer Opening, Parham attack
  • Danvers Opening - Boris Becker (Yes Tennis Legend!) vs Garry Kasparov
  • Desperez Opening - 1.h4 aka Kadas Opening, Anti-Borg, Samurai, Harry's Opening
  • Desperez aka Kadas Opening on a good day - Gabor Kadas vs Leon Pliester - 1985
  • Napoleon Opening - Napoleon vs The Turk Automation (Johann Allgaier)
  • Ware Opening aka Meadow Hay aka Corn Stalk Defence
  • Ware Opening - Magnus Carlsen vs Teimor Radjabov - 2012 World Blitz

Tier 1 Gambits

  • Albin Counter Gambit
  • Albin Counter Gambit - Cecotka vs Spal - Correspondence 1993
  • Albin Counter Gambit - Ivan Sokolov vs Alexander Morozevich - Corus A 2005
  • Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (System as well!)
  • Blackmar-Diemer Gambit - Emil Joseph Diemer vs Markwardt
  • Blackmar-Diemer Gambit - Emil Joseph Diemer vs Heinz Gerhart Gunderam
  • Benoni Defence: Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
  • BullFrog Gambit aka Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit aka Bronstein Gambit
  • Benko Gambit
  • Benko Gambit - Andrew Jonathon Whitely vs Michael Wilder
  • Benko Gambit - Vlastimil Hort vs Lev Alburt
  • Danish Gambit
  • Danish Gambit - Rudolf Rezso Charousek vs Jakob Wollner
  • Danish Gambit - Henry Edward Bird vs Emanuel Lasker (blitz!)
  • French Defence: Milner Barry Gambit - Hector example
  • Giuoco Piano : Evans Gambit
  • Giuoco Piano : Evans Gambit - Bobby Fischer vs Reuben Fine
  • King's Gambit
  • King's Gambit: Kieseritzky Gambit - Spassky vs Fischer - 1960
  • King's Gambit: Fischer Defence - Alexander Morozevich vs Garry Kasparov
  • Kings Gambit: Falkbeer Countergambit
  • King's Gambit: McDonnell Gambit
  • King's Gambit: Muzio Gambit aka Polerio Gambit
  • Lisitsin Gambit (Deferred - like version 2.0!)
  • Queen's Gambit
  • Queen's Gambit Declined (good day for White): Alekhine vs Lasker - 1934
  • Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defence
  • Ruy Lopez: Marshall Gambit - Judit Polgar vs Michael Adams
  • Sicilian Defence: Smith-Morra Gambit - Esserman vs Martirosov
  • Sicilian Defence: Smith-Morra Gambit - Esserman vs Loek van Wely
  • Sicilian Defence: Smith-Morra Gambit - Mikhail Tal vs Neibult
  • Sicilian Defence: Wing Gambit - Rudolf Spielmann vs Hans Gebhardt
  • Sicilian Defence: Wing Gambit - Frank James Marshall vs Stodie
  • Sicilian Defence: Wing Gambit - Frank James Marshall vs Heinemann
  • Sicilian Defence: Wing Gambit - Frank James Marshall vs Sussman
  • French Defence: Wing Gambit - Kabanov vs Ivanov - 2007
  • Dutch Defence: Staunton Gambit - Richard Reti vs Max Euwe
  • Dutch Defence: Staunton Gambit - Frank James Marshall vs Mikhail Chigorin
  • Slav Defence: Geller's Gambit
  • Slav Defence: Semi-Slav: Marshall Gambit
  • Tennison Gambit
  • Tennison Gambit - Paul Keres vs Leo Luck
  • Trompowsky (or London System): Vaganian Gambit
  • Two Knight's defence - d5 countergambit - Knorre - Nezhmetdinov example

Tier 2 Gambits

  • Budapest Gambit
  • Budapest Gambit - Akiba Rubinstein vs Milan Vidmar
  • Budapest Gambit - Toldsepp vs Paul Keres
  • Caro Kann: Hillbilly Attack (Gambit)
  • Elephant Gambit
  • Elephant Gambit - David Tebb vs Jonathon Rogers
  • Four Knights Opening: Halloween Gambit
  • French Defence: Reti Gambit
  • Italian Game: Blackburne Shilling Gambit - on a very good day - Trap employed
  • Italian Game: Blackburne Shilling Gambit - on a bad day - Davidson vs Doehren
  • Petrov Defence: Stafford Gambit (Very trap rich!)
  • Petrov defence: Cochrane Gambit
  • English Opening: Reversed Smith-Morra Gambit

Tier 3 Gambits

  • Duras Gambit AKA Fred Defence
  • Englund Gambit
  • Jerome Gambit
  • Latvian Gambit
  • Latvian Gambit - on a bad day - Garry Lane vs Maciej Wojnar
  • Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit

Conclusions and Philosophical points

  • Conclusions and Philosophical points
  • Bonus Lecture

Instructors

Mr Tryfon Gavriel

Mr Tryfon Gavriel
Instructor
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