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7 Common Opening Mistakes That Cost You Games (And How to Fix Them)
This article focuses on tactical opening mistakes: hanging pieces in the first 10 moves, falling for common traps, reckless pawn grabs, and patterns w…
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Spaced repetition training
Spaced Repetition for Chess: Why It's the Most Effective Way to Learn Openings
Around two-thirds of new knowledge fades within 24 hours, as Hermann Ebbinghaus first described in 1885 in his work on the forgetting curve . That is…
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Opening repertoire building
How to Build Your First Chess Opening Repertoire: A Beginner's Guide
Playing above 1200 ELO? See our full framework for building a repertoire that sticks instead. This guide is for beginners under 1200 ELO who have neve…
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ChessAtlas Tutorials
Chess Opening Mistakes: Analysis Using ChessAtlas
Disclosure: This article describes features of ChessAtlas, a product built by our team. Early errors decide a large share of club games. You memorize…
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Tool Comparisons
Opening Explorer vs Spaced-Repetition Trainer: Which Builds Your Repertoire Faster?
Disclosure: ChessAtlas is our product. We've aimed for a fair comparison, but readers should weigh our perspective accordingly. This article compares…
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Tool Comparisons
How to Choose a Chess Opening Repertoire Builder: Features That Matter
Disclosure: ChessAtlas is our product. This guide is written to help you evaluate any repertoire builder on its merits, with ChessAtlas used as one wo…
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