the defeating pet openings course is fun

this fun course pushes u to think about the goals of the opponents opening, and make a plan to counter it. unlike the other beginner courses ive taken, it does not give away the correct response. u can try different wrong moves and get feedback on how that does or doesnt accomplish the goal, and the hints are actual hints that give food for thought instead of giving it away.

this week my goal was just to be able to recognise what many different openings are called. i did not expect to remember any of the counters or to take much else away, but i ended up with a better understanding of chess strategy, and it was genuinely a fun time!

https://www.chess.com/lessons/defeating-pet-openings/ 

i ended up doing each lesson multiple times to see if i could think thru the problems better, and i will probly return to it again.

here r my pictures to organize the openings into related sets and help me remember the names