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OPENINGS
When I decide how much info to jam in here, I’ll do it. In the meantime, here’s the short list of my favorite openings…

As White: 1.e4,

As Black

Against 1….,e5
King’s Gambit (2.f4,)

Against 1….,e6
French Advance

Against 1…,c5
Sicilian – Smith-Morra Gambit (2.d4,)
Sicilian – c3 variation

Against 1…, d6
Pirc – Austrian Attack

Against 1.e4
French 1…,e6

Against 1.d4
1…,Nf6
Dutch 1…,f5

Against 1.c4,
Asymmetrical, 1…e5

There are others, but it’s a start