These are the core ideas and opening principles that remain valid whether you got White or Black pieces, playing Caro-Kann, Nimzo-Indian, Queen’s Gambit, or the Sicilian. In his exclusive training, Understanding Opening Strategy: 9.5-hour video lessons, over 37 chapters, covering the most thematic opening principles from central breaks to flank attacks to outputs.
All chess players study openings.
They memorize moves. They learn variations.
More advanced players skim through Grandmasters’ games.
But 95% of players miss the MOST important step in opening preparation… the Opening Strategy.
These are the core ideas and opening principles that remain valid whether you got White or Black pieces, playing Caro-Kann, Nimzo-Indian, Queen’s Gambit, or the Sicilian.
Learn this once and get a strong performance boost in any opening you ever play.
This mini-course is based on Understanding Opening Strategy with GM Sipke Ernst. If you want to go from 1200-1400 in rating to above 2000, you have to do what GM Sipke Ernst tells you to do… in his exclusive training: 9.5-hour video lessons, over 37 chapters, covering the most thematic opening principles from central breaks to flank attacks to outputs.
About the author:
GM Sipke Ernst [FIDE 2606]
is an international grandmaster, and a professional chess coach. He was born in 1979, learned chess at the age of 9 at school, and has been hooked on the game ever since. GM Sipke Ernst holds an MA degree in Dutch Language and Culture.
