Chess Tutorial : Build an Opening Repertoire (Part 1) It's no secret that masters give contradictory advice on the opening.
On the one hand, they advise novice players not to spend too much time working on openings, but to work on middlegames and endgames instead. On the other hand, they spend most of their own time working on the opening! What's a non-master to make of this? While everyone certainly needs to work on tactics, positional concepts, and endgames, if you lose in the opening, what good does extensive knowledge about the rest of the game do? How To Build A Chess Opening Repertoire - Part III: How To Live With It How To Build A Chess Opening Repertoire - Part II: Your Style
How To Build A Chess Opening Repertoire - Part I: Getting The Lay Of The Land GM Igor Smirnov: chess teacher, chess coach, chess trainer.