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Website for Openings?

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Anyone able to refer me to a good website as far as openings are concerned?

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Originally posted by dmnelson84
Anyone able to refer me to a good website as far as openings are concerned?
Didn't somebody just ask this?

That question is WAY to broad. I consider myself an openings addict - I don't know why I like learning about new openings, but I do. So, to give you an answer that you probably won't like, you'll have to be more specific. For example, do you like closed or open positions? Are you a tactical or positional player? Do you mind studying theory, or are you the type of player that only wants to study ideas?

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shredderchess.com is a good place to start if you want an opening database.

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Particularly fond of the King's Indian Attack. Any site or book (there are too many to know which to buy) is what I'm really after.

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Originally posted by exigentsky
shredderchess.com is a good place to start if you want an opening database.
Thanks.

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This is your best opening primer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chess_openings
And the Exeter Chess Club has lots of good stuff: http://www.exeterchessclub.org.uk/Openings/sic10.html

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chessgames.com is also a decent place to start. Their Opening explorer is a decent start (even just the little bit you don't have to pay for) and the pages on the specific openings can be a great help (links to games and other players kibitzes).