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Chess opening trainer

Learn the plans behind your openings.

Choose a prepared White and Black repertoire. Learn its critical positions, play the branches from memory, and review them when recall weakens.

Opening Foundations already includes prepared plans for White and Black.

WHITE REPERTOIRE · ITALIAN GAME

Train this position three ways.

1. e4 e52. Nf3 Nc63. Bc4 Bc5
Learn the plan → recall the branch → review the position

OPENING FOUNDATIONS

Start with a repertoire for both sides.

Train the full Opening Foundations plan, or choose which opening to start with.

White repertoire

  1. 01Italian Game
  2. 02London System
  3. 03Queen's Gambit Declined
  4. 04Scotch Game

Black repertoire

  1. 01Caro-Kann Defense
  2. 02French Defense
  3. 03Sicilian Defense
  4. 04King's Indian Defense

How each opening is trained

Learn it, practice it, then review it.

The same position moves through each training mode with its opening and lesson context.
  1. Learn

    See the plan with context

    Study the position, the critical move, and the idea that makes the move useful.

  2. Practice

    Find the branch from memory

    The reference line is hidden while you make the decision on the board.

  3. Review

    Return to what slipped

    Weak or stale positions come back with their opening and original lesson.

OPENING FOUNDATIONS

Choose an opening and start training.

Choose a training plan