I paid around $35 for the "Chess King's Guide to Opening Ideas", a 3 volume DVD set by Steve Lopez, and it's my first resource when I come up against something new. Nice breezy, "nothing but the facts" presentation. It only hits the most popular variations and doesn't go more than 8 or 10 moves deep, but is a great intro IMHO. If you buy it on Ebay, as I did, it's a little cheaper than the main ChessKing site.
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Aug 15, 2014
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There are all sorts of videos on Youtube, but the best way is to play correspondence chess and use an opening explorer to learn which openings/defenses work for you and which ones you like.
A free opening explorer is: www.365chess.com
Aug 15, 2014
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That web-site is my usual reference, yes. Don't put too much faith in the winning percentages, though. Remember that when a variation gets refuted, people will stop playing it... so the percentages will only reflect the status-quo BEFORE the refutation was found.
What's the best video illustrations on all sorts of openings of both Whites and Blacks and their respective counter openings?