Modern Chess Openings, Vol. 1: Open Games - Chess Opening Software on CD

This is a perfect all-in-one opening manual that contains a detailed classification system. The Modern Chess Opening, Vol. 1 course is aimed at teaching a student much of the opening and middlegame methods and intricacies of the Open Games. The course features a theoretical section which includes 862 games/lectures, each of them illustrating typical plans and methods in the following openings: 

• Center Opening
• North Gambit
• Bishop's Opening
• King's Knight Opening
• Latvian Gambit
• Ponziani Opening
• Philidor Opening
• Three Knight's Game
• Hungarian Game
• Vienna Game
• Four Knights Game
• Kings Gambit
• Evans Gambit
• Italian Game
• Two Knights Game
• Petroff Defense
• Scotch Game
• Ruy Lopez Defense

Each opening variation is supplied with evaluations along with the characteristic key moves. The theoretic material is nicely illustrated by classic games with detailed annotations that demonstrate the principal ideas of each variation for White and Black.In addition, the program includes more than 600 exercises for users to solve, giving refutations of the wrong moves as well as numerous hints to help you find the correct answer.