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A successful opening repertoire is more than a collection of variations

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and not only as a master of exploiting minimal advantages

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Chess mastery is the art of knowing when principles should be followed and when they must be broken

Odessky: Winning Quickly with 1.b3 and 1...b6 UpdateSN_required true A successful opening repertoire isOdessky's Sparkling Lines and Deadly Traps I left chess in 2012. I didnt touch it for several years. Then I decided to test my strength in Internet blitz. I started from scratch. The board floated before my eyes and my knee twitched. Less than two months later, I crossed the grandmaster rating mark. My opponents, among them lots of big name players, played chess better than me. Surprisingly, though, I knew more. On a small island of chess theory, onto