Lifetime Repertoires: Krykun’s 1.e4 – Part 1 + PGN

Understand – and Command – 1.e4

There are plenty of great 1.e4 repertoires out there, but few will give you a command of the resulting middlegames and endgames like this one will!

International Master Yuriy Krykun returns to Chessable with yet another game-changing opening course. In his first Lifetime Repertoire, the popular author and club player-friendly coach shakes things up again with his positionally-focused, total chess improvement approach.

And he’s really outdone himself this time. With this repertoire, not only will you play simple, robust chess against every serious defense Black can mount, you’ll also take your opponent out of their ‘home turf’ in nearly every variation with slick novelties or rare lines – giving you a huge practical edge over the board by shaping the game to your will.

That’s because IM Krykun has done his homework, studied the most popular opening courses out there, and found simple yet powerful antidotes to even the most venomous variations Black can play. And not only that, he’s committed to showing you how to play the resulting game with comprehensive strategic middlegame and endgame overviews.

Here’s how this repertoire will teach you to play a strong positional 1.e4 game and improve your chess doing it:

♜ Understand the pawn structures and strategic ideas of each opening. For each opening, IM Krykun also presents a hand-in-hand strategy chapter, showing you how to operate in the arising pawn structures, what pieces are good and bad and how to play with them, and other long-term strategic compasses to guide you in the middlegame and endgame. This unique feature has been praised in his other courses, and he’s done it on a whole new level this time!

♜ Challenge 1.e4 e5 with the underrated Vienna Game. No complex Ruy Lopez or Italian theory here, and definitely no drawish Berlins or Petroffs – bypass all those players’ preparation with the powerful Vienna Game (2.Nc3 Nf6), where you’ll clamp down on the center and launch energetic kingside attacks

♜ Show the Philidor Defense what solid really means. Tired of opponents avoiding a fight with the Philidor? Learn to outplay them in their own endgame with unrelenting pressure on their e-pawn and central domination with your rooks

♜ Take the wind out of the Pirc Defense’s sails. You won’t give in to the dynamic play 1…d6 players are hoping for – keep a firm grip on the center and take them to an ending they’ll loathe playing with their best pieces out of the game

♜ Ambush the ambushers. Against more offbeat openings like the Scandinavian, Modern (1…g6) and Alekhine’s Defense, you’ll play rare lines that won’t play into your opponent’s prep – in fact, you’ll jolt them right out of it with some fresh novelties. Simplify your theoretical workload!

And after Part II arrives, you’ll be covered against all the major defenses Black can play – giving you a comprehensive repertoire with the white pieces that will pose tough practical challenges to your opponents – and pose great improvement potential to your rating.

At fewer than 250 trainable variations in Part I and bountiful explanations, you’ll also be able to make these improvements more efficiently than your average opening course. IM Krykun even helps you prioritize your learning by showing you what to study first and how to maximize your study time.