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LatestIssue 014 Repertoire 11 min read

How to build a chess opening repertoire that survives contact

Most repertoires collapse on move nine, in a position nobody memorised. Here is how to build one around your own games instead of somebody else’s recommendations.

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Black to moveMove three, and the next forty moves are already decided. A repertoire is a decision about which middlegames you want, taken here.

How to read a chess database: what the numbers say, and what they hide

A move that scores 58% is not a good move. It is a move that was played by people you know nothing about. Here is how to read a database without being fooled by it.

Data28 JUN 202610 minRead issue 013

Every openings issue2 published

No.	Title	Topic	Published
014	How to build a chess opening repertoire that survives contact	Repertoire	12 July 2026 11 min
013	How to read a chess database: what the numbers say, and what they hide	Data	28 June 2026 10 min

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