Saving Opening Repertoire? - Chess Forums - Page 3

ninjaswat

May 8, 2021

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#41

MegaGamer15 wrote:

I have still yet to learn how to make an actual repertoire

Find an opening (or two, three MAX) to play as white. Then find one for black against e4, d4, c4, etc. Once that's done record lines and what you want to play. Also maybe throw in a setup-based opening like the KID to play when you have no idea what you're facing (aka a weird gambit-type opening). Then just practice and elaborate on it more. Choose openings you'll probably use for the rest of your life. Magnus did!

Marcyful

May 8, 2021

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#42

ninjaswat wrote:

MegaGamer15 wrote:

I have still yet to learn how to make an actual repertoire

Find an opening (or two, three MAX) to play as white. Then find one for black against e4, d4, c4, etc. Once that's done record lines and what you want to play. Also maybe throw in a setup-based opening like the KID to play when you have no idea what you're facing (aka a weird gambit-type opening). Then just practice and elaborate on it more. Choose openings you'll probably use for the rest of your life. Magnus did!

Thanks for the advice. I usually play Italian game, London system, and King's gambit for white (yes, I play e4 alot out of habit) and French defense, Caro-kann defense, and KID for black. What I think my main struggle is after the first 3 or 4 moves of an opening, I just go autopilot (meaning I don't know what I'm supposed to do next so I just push and develop randomly) and I'm not used to responding to counterplay from my opponent (for example I play the KID and end up letting my opponent have 2 pawns without trying to stop it).

AunTheKnight

May 9, 2021

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#43

I think GMs use Chessbase.

Tofflatt

May 9, 2021

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#44

AunTheKnight wrote:

I think GMs use Chessbase.

Yeah most of them do

AunTheKnight

May 9, 2021

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#45

Tofflatt wrote:

AunTheKnight wrote:

I think GMs use Chessbase.

Yeah most of them do

Problem is Chessbase costs money.

spartakbarnsley

May 9, 2021

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#46

Pros definitely use chessbase. And without wishing to advocate doing anything illegal, anyone who knows how torrents work can find it on the net. DISCLAIMER - THIS IS PURELY FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES!

Vishy-jr

May 10, 2021

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#47

maybe put the study in notebook and copy/paste it in a study

KeSetoKaiba

May 12, 2021

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#48

AguaLua wrote:

KeSetoKaiba wrote:

I feel like I'm getting closer to the point where I might want to more formally save my opening repertoire and variations I'm familiar with in some sort of section, or database. What is the best way to do this and can I save it to a Flashdrive when done (or similar)?

I know some people save their opening repertoire as a study, or series of studies, on other sites (especially one we won't mention that begins with "L" and ends in ".org") and I also know that chess.com "library" or "openings" sections (partly in beta testing currently) might have something similar in the near future, but I feel like I'm going about this the wrong way. Where do chess grandmasters save their repertoires and annotations? Is it just a bunch of annotated pgn files? Is there some database-like function they can purchase? Are there ways to filter a search on positions? (and so on)

Thanks for pointing me in the correct direction everyone

Do what I did and make studies on listudy! I posted my repertoire in the Beginners and Masters Club.

I liked what you posted because it is nice to review your chosen lines like that, but that isn't exactly what I had in mind as my repertoire. In my mind, I'd have my "mainline" as what I'd play, but also annotate all the other variations and sidelines and my opinion of them/why I choose not to play them.

Due to this, my annotations would be the majority of it - not just what moves I'd play. It is my chosen moves, my opinions on the variations and why I chose what I did/may change to later.

KeSetoKaiba

May 12, 2021

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#49

Thank you @AguaLua

StinkingHyena

Aug 9, 2021

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#50

DaBabysBurner wrote:

So regarding my word document idea, I started putting PGNs into it and it looks like it could be very organized

And I'm just going to keep putting in different variations, separated by e5, c5, etc (Because im an e4 player)

SCID is a freeware solution for a chess database, for your word document take a look at MCO it has a nice layout for variations.

Gump_forest

Nov 27, 2021

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#51

write it down in a note book bruh ..thats what i do

alfredoball20

Nov 28, 2021

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#52

Is there a way to see which openings I’m winning or losing more with? I can’t really choose and I mess around with like 3 or 4. Mainly slav, Philidor and kings Indian defense. Just wondering if I could look ip how I’m doing with either of them.

AunTheKnight

Nov 28, 2021

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#53

alfredoball20 wrote:

Is there a way to see which openings I’m winning or losing more with? I can’t really choose and I mess around with like 3 or 4. Mainly slav, Philidor and kings Indian defense. Just wondering if I could look ip how I’m doing with either of them.

This might help:

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/welcome-to-try-an-application-i-made-to-improve-your-opening-repertoire

KeSetoKaiba

Nov 29, 2021

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#54

alfredoball20 wrote:

Is there a way to see which openings I’m winning or losing more with? I can’t really choose and I mess around with like 3 or 4. Mainly slav, Philidor and kings Indian defense. Just wondering if I could look ip how I’m doing with either of them.

chess.com has new openings stats like this they are working on now Alternatively, you could access them right away if you are in chess.com beta club

https://www.chess.com/club/chess-com-beta

KeSetoKaiba

Nov 29, 2021

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#55

AunTheKnight wrote:

alfredoball20 wrote:

Is there a way to see which openings I’m winning or losing more with? I can’t really choose and I mess around with like 3 or 4. Mainly slav, Philidor and kings Indian defense. Just wondering if I could look ip how I’m doing with either of them.

This might help:

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/welcome-to-try-an-application-i-made-to-improve-your-opening-repertoire

Thanks; least I could do is give it a look

AunTheKnight

Nov 29, 2021

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#56

KeSetoKaiba wrote:

AunTheKnight wrote:

alfredoball20 wrote:

Is there a way to see which openings I’m winning or losing more with? I can’t really choose and I mess around with like 3 or 4. Mainly slav, Philidor and kings Indian defense. Just wondering if I could look ip how I’m doing with either of them.

This might help:

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/welcome-to-try-an-application-i-made-to-improve-your-opening-repertoire

Thanks; least I could do is give it a look

Happy I helped someone for once.