The opening shelf
A database you can live in, the stories behind the names, and a cheatsheet you can print.
The openings database grew into a shelf this month — four different doors into the same knowledge, depending on what kind of reader you are.
The database
Thousands of named lines, and since this week every page carries a live panel: the continuations people actually play at club level, real games, and the win–draw–loss record. Off-book moments from your own games deep-link straight to the line you left.
The guides
Original opening guides written for club players, not databases: the plan, the trap, and what to do when your opponent refuses to cooperate.
The Names of Chess
Why is it called the Fried Liver Attack? Who was Ruy López? An etymology of the openings hung like an exhibition, in four rooms — persons, places, phrases, images — every plate linked to its opening.
The Cheatsheet
Everything above, compressed to one page set like print. First moves, main idea, the trap to avoid. It's built to be printed and pinned next to your board.
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