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Chess
opening is certainly the most studied phase of the game but
also
the least understood by many chess players. Opening
theory is so appealing and extensive that anyone is likely to be
attracted by it; however it's easy to get lost among the several
publications on the subject and to wrongly react studying
long move sequences while losing the overall view on fundamental
principles and basic ideas.
Here is some useful advice on the matter.
Furtermore some ideas for more specific studying:
Finally in my blog you can find some posts on the following opening variations (in Italian):
- Siciliana Defence - Najdorf poisoned pawn variation (B97)
- Modern Defence (A42)
- Caro Kann Defense - Panov attack (B14)
- Belgrad Gambit - Trajkovic attack (C47)