Chess Repertoire

I am thinking of building my own repertoire. But got no good way of keeping record of it. Want some suggestions on it. Maybe handwritten or online or via any app. (An app is preferable.) I am a Android user. I want basically a cost free solution.

Lichess study seems getting messy on recording various lines in an particular openning (specially when accidentally computer analysed) I have used Chess Opening Trainer, but the free version is very limited.

Please provide me some instructive suggestions.

@Socrates1995 said in #1:
> I am thinking of building my own repertoire. But got no good way of keeping record of it.

Yes you do. Your head.Just make sure you learn why the moves are done up to move 10 or so, then go to the variant lines. Thats really all you need.

My approach was to play the same opening every time then just use the chess engine to analyze the mistakes, and next time do the computer suggested move. That way it is based on your natural moves and intuition and memory backed by the engine. You might as well just analyze the entire game when your there to discover connections between your opening and typical mid game and endgame structures and tactics, ironing out your blunders with the engine. Anand used to rely entirely on the engine to create his opening. Unfortunately once you run out of preparation you have to understand the position and play your own moves, so it's helpful to choose openings that are solid that you enjoy playing, and understand.

@Socrates1995 Interactive lessons in studies is a great solution.
Alternatively you can build your own computer program offline if you know how. It's not actually that hard to do.

e4 h6 Bc4 h5 Qf3 h4 Qxf7# is a pretty easy repertoire to remember when you are playing the black pieces. You can gradually add a bit more complications/variety from there.

A chess board.
A notebook
A pen.
The Lichess opening tool.

that's enough.

Don't wanna toot my own horn, but I wrote a whole blog post about how to do this.

lichess.org/@/Wittke/blog/build-your-repertoire-with-lichess/FGoMoF8a

Maybe that helps ;)

Lichess study is the best way to keep a record of it. I don't know what you mean about it "getting messy"; it's done in such a way that if you play through a different line then you can blast the right hand arrow key and it'll take you through that different variation instead.

Openings can and do get messy :-)

If you've accidentally added a line/variation/move you can simply right-click it and select delete. The lichess study is definitely the best.

I would however encourage making different chapters for different openings/responses. E.g., if you're an e4 player, have one chapter for Scandi, another for e5, another for Sicilian...

e4 is the best move in my opnion

@Stipe_Miocic said in #3:
> My approach was to play the same opening every time then just use the chess engine to analyze the mistakes, and next time do the computer suggested move. That way it is based on your natural moves and intuition and memory backed by the engine. You might as well just analyze the entire game when your there to discover connections between your opening and typical mid game and endgame structures and tactics, ironing out your blunders with the engine. Anand used to rely entirely on the engine to create his opening. Unfortunately once you run out of preparation you have to understand the position and play your own moves, so it's helpful to choose openings that are solid that you enjoy playing, and understand.
I do almost the same thing, increasing my repertoire by one move each time. But you'd be much better of playing the moves indicated by the master's database instead of the computer's suggestion. Especially in the early opening stages the master's db is much stronger.