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New Opening!

 Well everybody, it's time to pick another opening to study. Please enter an opening you would like to study below, and the admin team and I will take it into consideration for our next opening.  2013-07-02 15:24:03

Want to see YOUR friends in the Opening Improvement Group?

Want to see YOUR friends in the Opening Improvement Group? Here's your chance to invite them! I am holding a contest to find one more person to add to my admin roster. They will be able to invite people, post video lessons, and join our exclusive ...

6 more 1500-1800 players

We need 6 more players for this team match: http://www.chess.com/groups/team_match?id=269108 I do not want any of our opponents to be without a game just because we did not have the members to play them.

1 more >1800 player

Could we have one more >1800 player join this match? Also, when you do, please post a comment so I know that I can lock our team.

New Opening: Queen's Gambit Accepted! (D20)

New Opening

Well everybody, it looks like its time to start another opening. Here are some that I think we might want to do: King's Gambit the Benko Gambit the Russian Game (Petroff Defense) or the Queens Gambit Accepted (QGA). Please discuss which ope...

100 Members!

Today we hit a new group landmark: 100 members! Special thanks to GM_rudy for being the 100th member.

JOIN TEAM MATCHES!

Hey, guys! I started a few team matches, but almost nobody joined!? The 1401-1600 match only has 2/20 people registered. The open match has 3/40. PLEASE JOIN THESE MATCHES! All the video lessons and forum topics I have posted are to equip you to ...

Another Nimzo-Indian Video Lesson

Here is another video of the Nimzo-Indian Defense: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=htNc9zFPdQs

Nimzo-Indian Video Lesson!

Here is a video lesson done by IM Danny Rensch that I found useful: http://m.youtube.com/results?q=nimzo%20indian%20defence#/watch?v=ljtOTHuFJxg

New Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense! (E20)

I randomly shuffled the openings we discussed in a hat, and the Nimzo-Indian Defense came up on top. Please feel free to join our team matches and post your games in the forum.

Please Track

Everyone should track this. http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/general-discussion17. It is the forum where we discuss the upcoming openings, as well as important group events. We will be starting a tew opening soon, so if you want to have a say...

Once again…

I posted this a while ago, but nobody responded so I'm posting it again. Please comment. . . . When I founded this group, I had barely any members, and anyone who wanted to be an admin was instantly awarded the position. Since then, ...

Yet Another Video Lesson

This "lesson" is actually game 5 of a match between Kramnik and Anand. I hope you enjoy it! http://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC278A77DA01C611E#/watch?v=JYSddgJ8aXQ&feature=plpp

Another Video Lesson

Here is another good video on the Slav Defense: http://m.youtube.com/results?q=slav%20defense#/watch?v=Ja-Rn77J3Fs

Please Join

Please join this team match: http://www.chess.com/groups/team_match?id=243448 Playing an opening is what will teach you the most, but only 5 of you have joined.

New Admin Roster

When I founded this group, I had barely any members, and anyone who wanted to be an admin was instantly awarded the position. Since then, more members have come, and I have more liberty to pick and choose. No offense to my past admins, (special ...

Slav Defense Video Lesson

Here is a video on the Slav Defense that I found to be very helpful and instructive: http://m.youtube.com/results?q=slav%20defense#/watch?v=OnK3kuFs5Oc. I strongly suggest that you view it, even if you think you already know all about it.

New Opening: Slav Defense!

Ruy Lopez Video

Here is a quick 2-minute video by IM Danny Rensch. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=plpp&v=w5oq0uxLOIU. If you haven't already watched it, I would strongly recommend doing so. Thanks, -Maximus-

Please Vote

We are currently in the process of deciding what the next opening will be, and HurriccaneMichael1 suggested the Slav Defense: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/general-discussion17. Please post your input on the matter, because if you don't ...

Please win.

The first person to get a win in "The Ruy Lopez Study Match" will be promoted to admin (a purely nominal role, but rewarding just the same)

Ruy Lopez - Wikipedia

Here is the link to a Wikipedia article on the Ruy Lopez: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruy_Lopez

Ruy Lopez

By popular request, our new opening is the Ruy Lopez. I have unlocked the forum topic and locked our roster for the team match. This doesn't mean that you should stop studying the Sicilian Defence: Alapin Variation, it only means that our tournam...