Openings Forums

This thread will be a master topic for all Opening threads, with links to discussions about specific openings.

Black Openings

1.e4 e5 threads:

http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/italiantwo-knights-defense

http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/open-ruy-lopez

http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/scotch-with-4qh4

http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/kings-gambit-for-black

http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/vienna-game-for-black

White Openings

1.e4 c5 threads:

http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/najdorf-for-white

http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/richter-rauzer-for-white

http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/kan-and-taimanov-for-white

http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/lowenthal-and-kalashnikov-for-white

http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/sveshnikov-sicilian-for-white

http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/sicilian-keres-attack-for-white

http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/sicilian-dragon-9g4-for-white

1.e4 c6 threads:

http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/caro-kann-for-white-mainline-7nh3

1.e4 e6 threads:

http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/french-tarrasch-for-white-3c5

http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/french-tarrasch-for-white-3nf6

1.e4 e5 threads:

http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/petroff-for-white-just-one-line

Post here if there is a specific opening you want to learn or refine, so we can share our work.

I think opening knowledge becomes more important at master level, so it's helpful to have an opening repertoire. I currently play primarily 1.e4 as White, mostly preffering mainstream openings, though I do have a number of 'pet' sidelines such as 7.Nh3 in the mainline Caro-Kann and the Ponziani. I'm going to start studying openings more seriously now, in addition to my regular tactics practice and endgame study.

As Black I respond to 1.e4 with 1...e5 and 1.d4 with 1...d5 mostly, though I also occasionally play the Caro-Kann. I'm working on putting my opening repertoire into ChessBase and expanding it. I can share those files here as well.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 for white- Nimzovitsch attack?

Poisoned Pawn Sicilian

Rubinstein French

Already planning all of the above

Poisoned Pawn and Richter-Rauzer can be found in the Najdorf and Richter-Rauzer threads respectively, going up now.

French Tarrasch and Caro-Kann lines for White up