Effective opening training is an indispensable component of the training of every chess player, no matter what his or her playing strength.

 

 

Our recommendation for beginners is to decide at the start on specific systems and after that decision to be continually building up a little repertoire. Chess is not possible without a basic knowledge of theory; Fritz 17 cannot relieve you of the decision as to how deeply you wish to go into theory. But the program offers you comprehensive support when it comes to quickly and efficiently learning the variations you have selected.

 

Many openings demand detailed knowledge of complexes of variations. Fritz offers you a suitable pre-defined selection of many standard openings which exactly match your playing level. So the choice of an opening is an important decision since many openings determine the future course of the game. As time passes, beginners develop a better understanding for which openings suit them and will gradually extend their own repertoire. From our point of view what is most important is that “Practice makes perfect” and that is exactly the starting point for the new opening training in Fritz17.