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I guess, every of you had problems with selecting of material to study some new or old opening line. Although there are a lot of computer programms, books, videos, DVD's with materials about theoretical lines it's not easy to learn them. 

I guess there is no necessity to study openings very deeply on the level up to 2400+. Opening is just one out of three parts of the chess game. Advantage there does not guarantee you win at the end. And on the contrary, worse position can be won by powerful middlegame and endgame play. So, my feeling is that it's enough to know main lines + a few main ideas in the middlegame. How big such file can be? Just a few KB's instead of many sources.

Once I was asked by my student to prepare one line in french for him. Then I was asked by another one about different line. For now I have a good collection (around 25 opening lines; some are bigger and some are more primitive) and continue to increase it. 

If you are interested to have similar file for your favourite openings just leave me the message with you require. Maybe I already have such file (it will cost less of course). If not - I need to prepare it especially for you and it's supposed to be a bit more expensive. Discounts are guaranteed for big orders!

And one more thing. I don't stop my assistance after payment is done. Explanations about provided material are being offered.

Comments


  • 3 years ago

    Kulsari

    GM lucky tiger is always generous in suggesting his helpful advice for improving novices of all the beginning players from all over the world. thumb up

  • 3 years ago

    Zuud08

    Excellent advice!

  • 3 years ago

    GM LuckyTiger

    Thank you for important question. Of course, I don't propagandize playing the main lines. Even on the contrary; if you look at some of my games you can see there that I am not playing principal lines. Explanation is the same. If you play something fashionable and principal you should spend a lot of time to follow new games and to look for new ideas. If you play something slightly side it takes less time for you to study it and you can save this time for general improvement in the endgames or to get your tactical skills better. So, my answer is - NOT to the main lines which are played by the TOP-players. 

  • 3 years ago

    Bundesliga2011

    Few questions to your topic

    Do you think it's important to play main-lines or is there nothing wrong about playing some sidelines?

    And what about main-openings? Because of course there is a difference between a main line (lets say: Shabalov-Gambit in Anti-Meran) and main openings (Semi-Slav instead of Queen's Gambit declined). Do you think it's important to play the main openings which are played nowadays by the strongest players?

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