Every chess player needs to decide which openings he or she is going to play. But where do you start? The risk of drowning in the turbulent sea of chess opening theory is only too real for beginning amateurs.Often your goals and ambitions will be misguided. In this book, we will guide you through simple steps to start the most successful chess match!

This book covers 30 of the most popular chess openings in history and for each, it provides the following:

- Move by move analysis of each opening

- Chess diagrams to illustrate every single move and give you a visual representation of each position on the board

- A list of advantages and disadvantages of each opening (for both players with white and black pieces)

- MOST IMPORTANTLY: A move by move analysis of a grandmaster-level chess game where each opening was used

It can be said that this book will very simply teach you best opening practices and go over the ones you are most likely to encounter when playing the game. It will also give you all the information you need in order to know which opening to play under which circumstances. Furthermore, it will help you develop your own playing style based on sound openings that have been analyzed and tested for centuries by the brightest minds to ever play the game.

Besides, this book will also show you examples of opening theory put in practice by chess grandmasters throughout history which will help you understand the reasoning and analysis behind each move.

Stay excited. Have fun playing chess!