This is a perfect opening manual that contains a detailed classification. Modern Chess Openings 1 - Open Games (1.e4 e5) course is aimed at teaching a student much of the opening and middlegame methods and intricacies through a theoretical section which includes 858 games/lectures in total. Each of them illustrates typical plans and methods in the following openings: Petroff defense, Scotch game, Ruy Lopez defense, French Defense, Caro-Kann defense, Sicilian defense, King Indian defense, Queen's Gambit. Also the program includes more than 305 exercises for a user to solve, giving refutations of the wrong moves as well as numerous hints to help you find the correct answer.