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I am planning to divide this post in 8 parts.
First part:Introduction:
I play chess since 15 years, I am currently a 2000 elo player, and I like to play in strong On The Board tournaments.
I always had a weakness since I started playing chess, and that was the opening phase.
I always tried to avoid main lines with the fear that my opponent has a better knowledge of the opening than me.
In order to fix this problem I have tried watching numerous opening videos and series, and reading books, but my problem persisted, I needed a way to interact with the learning process.
So lately I tried a different way in order to improve my opening repertoire and finally I was able to solve my problem.
Recently I bought an opening book that works both on Arena and on Chessbase/Fritz, where I can explore the whole tree, till 40 moves or more.
After trying it, and learning how to use the book to its full potential I must admit that I feel I have hugely improved my opening knowledge, and I will share here the way I use the book in order to achieve my goal, so maybe someone can take it as an inspiration and do the same.
Please note that this kind of opening books are much better than the databases that are available in various websites for many reasons that I will list in the future parts.
First of all I would like to thank the book author for his huge work, before buying it, I have tried with many other free opening books that I was able to find online, but they was nothing to compare with what I was lucky to find later.
I am really satisfied by the quality, the depth, and the accuracy of the book that I found, with the name of Fauzi.
Maybe if you search well you will be able to find other opening books with the same quality.
I already used this book for all my games-preparation during the last tournament that I have played in, and my performance was amazing.
I won the tournament scoring 8 out of 9 games and increased 26 elo points.
Before explaining how I make my preparation, here are the links for the book that I am currently using if anyone is interested to check them:
(For Arena) Fauzi 6.9.abk : https://gumroad.com/l/fzabk
(For Chessbase/Fritz) Fauzi 1.5.ctg : https://gumroad.com/l/fzctg
(For both) Fauzi 6.9.abk + Fauzi 1.5.ctg : https://gumroad.com/l/fzbnd

End of Part 1.

Part 2:How to download, install and explore the opening book
Part 3:How to utilize the book in a general way in order to improve the openings knowledge
Part 4:How to utilize the book to prepare for a specific opponent when you have an idea of what he might play
Part 5:How to utilize the book in order to create your own personalized opening repertoire
Part 6:Some of my games during the last tournament, and some interesting insights
Part 7:Why to use this book or any similar well-done book instead of using human games databases
Part 8:Q&A session

I am planning to divide this post in 8 parts. First part:Introduction: I play chess since 15 years, I am currently a 2000 elo player, and I like to play in strong On The Board tournaments. I always had a weakness since I started playing chess, and that was the opening phase. I always tried to avoid main lines with the fear that my opponent has a better knowledge of the opening than me. In order to fix this problem I have tried watching numerous opening videos and series, and reading books, but my problem persisted, I needed a way to interact with the learning process. So lately I tried a different way in order to improve my opening repertoire and finally I was able to solve my problem. Recently I bought an opening book that works both on Arena and on Chessbase/Fritz, where I can explore the whole tree, till 40 moves or more. After trying it, and learning how to use the book to its full potential I must admit that I feel I have hugely improved my opening knowledge, and I will share here the way I use the book in order to achieve my goal, so maybe someone can take it as an inspiration and do the same. Please note that this kind of opening books are much better than the databases that are available in various websites for many reasons that I will list in the future parts. First of all I would like to thank the book author for his huge work, before buying it, I have tried with many other free opening books that I was able to find online, but they was nothing to compare with what I was lucky to find later. I am really satisfied by the quality, the depth, and the accuracy of the book that I found, with the name of Fauzi. Maybe if you search well you will be able to find other opening books with the same quality. I already used this book for all my games-preparation during the last tournament that I have played in, and my performance was amazing. I won the tournament scoring 8 out of 9 games and increased 26 elo points. Before explaining how I make my preparation, here are the links for the book that I am currently using if anyone is interested to check them: (For Arena) Fauzi 6.9.abk : https://gumroad.com/l/fzabk (For Chessbase/Fritz) Fauzi 1.5.ctg : https://gumroad.com/l/fzctg (For both) Fauzi 6.9.abk + Fauzi 1.5.ctg : https://gumroad.com/l/fzbnd End of Part 1. Part 2:How to download, install and explore the opening book Part 3:How to utilize the book in a general way in order to improve the openings knowledge Part 4:How to utilize the book to prepare for a specific opponent when you have an idea of what he might play Part 5:How to utilize the book in order to create your own personalized opening repertoire Part 6:Some of my games during the last tournament, and some interesting insights Part 7:Why to use this book or any similar well-done book instead of using human games databases Part 8:Q&A session

zugzuwang

Wow, this is very interesting, can't wait for more parts

cheddarman1

Also looking forward to what else you will write! Haven't adapted my openings for many years.

Kalfch

Very interesting. Maybe you should create some studies for the explanation. Can't wait to read what you have to explain