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Pre-made chess opening repertoires

Don't want to build an opening repertoire from scratch? Add one of these, set your rating, and Chessbook trims it to the moves you will actually face and schedules the rest with spaced repetition. All of them are free.

For White

  • Hanging Pawns' 1.d4

    Made for Chessbook by Hanging Pawns.

    A complete repertoire for White, starting with 1.d4

  • Hanging Pawns' Bird Opening

    Made for Chessbook by Hanging Pawns.

    An unconventional opening, that leads to unbalanced and dynamic positions.

  • Hanging Pawns' Caro-Kann

    Made for Chessbook by Hanging Pawns.

    A full Nc3 repertoire covering the Classical, the Karpov, the Tartakower, the Bronstein-Larsen, and the Gurgenidze System.

  • Hanging Pawns' King's Indian Attack

    Made for Chessbook by Hanging Pawns.

    A versatile opening system for White, aiming for a space advantage and quick development

  • Hanging Pawns' London

    Made for Chessbook by Hanging Pawns.

    A complete repertoire based for White based on the London System, made specifically for Chessbook.

  • Hanging Pawns' Nimzo-Larsen

    Made for Chessbook by Hanging Pawns.

    A flexible, hypermoden flank opening that can lead to tactical games.

  • Hanging Pawns' Reti

    Made for Chessbook by Hanging Pawns.

    A hypermodern chess opening, with indirect center control and ideas of attacking on the flanks.

  • Hanging Pawns' Spanish

    Made for Chessbook by Hanging Pawns.

    A practical Ruy Lopez repertoire with clear plans and manageable theory.

  • Daniel Naroditsky's Blitz

    Built from Daniel Naroditsky's games. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Daniel Naroditsky.

    A collection of solid main lines with a few surprises thrown in.

  • Eric Rosen's Blitz

    Built from Eric Rosen's games. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Eric Rosen.

    A repertoire based on this popular streamer's take on the London System.

  • Gotham Chess' Blitz

    Built from Gotham Chess's games. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Gotham Chess.

    Avoid mainline theory with Levy's e4 repertoire which includes the Ponziani, Fantasy Variation and other tricky sidelines.

  • Hikaru Nakamura's Blitz

    Built from Hikaru Nakamura's games. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Hikaru Nakamura.

    Unconventional and even slightly dubious sidelines that get you a playable position and your opponent out of their comfort zone.

  • Nate Solon's English Quickstarter

    Built from Nate Solon's games. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Nate Solon.

    Quickstarter for The Easy English with e3 by FM Nate Solon.

For Black

  • Hanging Pawns' 1..e5

    Made for Chessbook by Hanging Pawns.

    A complete 1.e4 e5 repertoire covering all major continuations made specifically for Chessbook.

  • Hanging Pawns' Caro-Kann

    Made for Chessbook by Hanging Pawns.

    A complete Caro-Kann repertoire for black aimed at players who wish to avoid endless study of theory and positions in which only an engine could play well.

  • Hanging Pawns' QGD

    Made for Chessbook by Hanging Pawns.

    A complete repertoire for one of the most solid, most positional openings in Chess.

  • Hanging Pawns' Spanish

    Made for Chessbook by Hanging Pawns.

    A reliable 1...e5 response to the Ruy Lopez with practical lines against the main variations and sidelines.

  • Daniel Naroditsky's Blitz

    Built from Daniel Naroditsky's games. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Daniel Naroditsky.

    A collection of solid main lines with a few surprises thrown in.

  • Eric Rosen's Blitz

    Built from Eric Rosen's games. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Eric Rosen.

    Set traps like Eric Rosen with the infamous Stafford Gambit and other tricky lines with the Black pieces.

  • Gotham Chess' Blitz

    Built from Gotham Chess's games. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Gotham Chess.

    Dodge mainline theory with Levy's beginner friendly Black repertoire.

  • Hikaru Nakamura's Blitz

    Built from Hikaru Nakamura's games. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Hikaru Nakamura.

    A low theory repertoire based around the idea of playing 1…g6 against everything.

Questions about pre-made repertoires

What is a pre-made repertoire?

A complete set of opening lines for one colour, prepared by a creator or built from a strong player's games, that you can add to Chessbook in one click and start drilling.

Are the pre-made repertoires free?

Yes. Adding one is free and needs no signup. The free Starter plan holds up to 200 moves; Chessbook Pro removes the limit.

Do I have to learn every line?

No. Chessbook trims each repertoire to the moves that actually occur at your rating, and the coverage report shows which gaps are worth closing next.

Or build your own

Chessbook's Autofill builds a full repertoire from the moves opponents play at your rating, and you can mix in lines from any book, course or study.

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