Long term overview

* Cherry Blossom

White (1. e4)

1...e6 French
- Option 1: Tarrasch (2. d4 d5 3. Nd2)
  - 3...Nf6
  - 3...c5 4. exd5
    - IQP (4...exd5)
    - Open (4...Qxd5)
- Option 2: KIA (2. d3)
- Option 3: Classical (2. d4 d5 3. Nc3)
  - 3...Bb4 Winawer
  - 3...Nf6 Classical (4. Bg5 or 4. e5?)
  - 3...dxe4 Rubinstein
1...c5 Sicilian
- Main option: Closed Sicilian (2. Nc3)
  - Most moves: minimal prep (see Sicilian entry)
  - 2...e6: learn Open Sicilian lines (see below) 3. Nf3
    - 3...Nc6: Taimanov
    - 3...a6: Paulsen/Kan
    - 3...d6: Probably Scheveningen
- Open lines to learn (1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4)
  - Taimanov (4...Nc6 5. Nc3)
  - Paulsen/Kan (4...a6 5. Nc3)
  - Scheveningen (4...Nf6 5. Nc3 d6) learn at least one
1...e5
- Main option: 2. Bc4 Bishop's Opening (low prep)
- Alt option: Italian
1...c6 Caro-Kann
- Option 1: 2. c4
- Option 2: Three Knights
- Option 3: Advance
1...d6 Pirc/1...g6 Modern/1...Nf6 Alekhine: normal recs

Black

1. e4
- 1...c6 (Caro-Kann)
  - Advance (2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5)
    - Shirov: 4. Nc3
    - Short: 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5
    - Positional lines
  - Classical (2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4)
    - Option 1: 4...Bf5
    - Option 2: 4...Nd7
  - Exchange (2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5)
    - Panov: 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3
      - 5...e6 IQP
      - 5...Nc6
    - Exchange: 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 (low prep)
1. d4
- Option 1: QGD
- Option 2: Nimzo/Bogo
  - Nimzo (Move by Move)
    - Classical: 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5
      - 7. Bg5
      - 7. Nf3
      - 7. cxd5
      - 7. e3
    - Rubinstein: 4. e3 O-O
      - 5. Bd3
      - 5. Ne2 d5
    - 4. Bg5/4. Nf3/4. a3/4. f3
  - Bogo
    - 4. Bd2 Qe7
1. c4
- Option 1: symmetrical
- Option 2: QGD type stuff
1. Nf3
- Option 1: Polish/Symmetrical English (1. Nf3 Nf6)
  - 2. c4 c5 (Symmetrical English)
  - 2. g3 b5 (Polish)
- Option 3: QGD type stuff

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