My First Opening Repertoire 1.d4 by GM Alex Colovic Dec 06, 2024 + PGN

Learn This Simple Plan to Comfortably Survive the Opening

In this course, Grandmaster Alex Colovic’s goal is to arm you with a safe and harmonious repertoire that will lead to smooth development. The plans will be straightforward, easy to execute and logical.

Grandmaster Colovic was the first grandmaster ever to publish a Chessable course – years later, his experience makes him one of Chessable’s most trusted authors.

This course consists of:

♙ A comprehensive set of plans for the opening stage
♙ A simple setup that requires minimal memorization
♙ Tons of explanations that will take you into the middlegame with confidence
♙ Rules of thumb for every middlegame plan you’ll encounter, giving you a straightforward checklist to figure out your next move

So how does it work? You’ll be consistently going for this setup:

Developing the kingside and then castling is our first plan

This no-nonsense setup means you’ll survive the opening stage unscathed and you’ll be ready to play a comfortable middlegame. GM Colovic goes into detail about the arising positions and how to continue past the opening stage.

Just finding the right squares for your pieces is a big part of success – look at the range of this monster bishop!

You’ll learn which pieces you want to trade and when

The great thing about this setup is that there’s very little Black can do to stop us from getting our chosen setup. We’re heading for the positions we want and we’ll use our superior experience and understanding of the plans to win the game.

This simplified repertoire consists of just 46 variations, making it one of the most compact opening repertoires around. It’s manageable even for players who are new to chess and won’t overwhelm you with hundreds of razor-sharp variations to memorize.

GM Alex Colovic has a peak rating of 2516 and represented his country in 3 Olympiads – the biggest team competition in chess! He’s fluent in 7 languages and works full time as a content creator and chess coach.

This repertoire gives you everything you need to confidently play 1.d4 even if you’ve never tried it before. Try it out today.