Editing Chess opening (section)

==Further reading==
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* {{cite book |last=Collins |first=Sam |author-link=Sam Collins (chess player) |year=2005 |title=Understanding the Chess Openings |publisher=[[Gambit Publications]] |isbn=1-904600-28-X }}
* {{cite book |last=De Firmian |first=Nick |author-link=Nick de Firmian |year=2008 |title=Modern Chess Openings: MCO-15 |publisher=Random House Puzzles & Games |isbn=978-0812936827|title-link=Modern Chess Openings }}
*:[[Nick de Firmian]] is a three-time [[U.S. Chess Championship|U.S. Chess Champion]]. Often called ''MCO-15'' or simply ''MCO'', this is the 15th edition of a work that has been the standard English language reference on chess openings since the first (1911) edition. This book is a valuable reference for club and tournament players.
* {{cite book |last1=Kasparov |first1=Garry |author-link1=Garry Kasparov |last2=Keene |first2=Raymond |year=1994 |orig-year=1989 |title=Batsford Chess Openings 2 |publisher=Henry Holt |isbn=0-8050-3409-9}}
*:Garry Kasparov is the former [[World Chess Champion]] from 1985 to 2000 and [[Raymond Keene]] is a former [[British Chess Championship|British chess champion]]. This book is often called ''BCO 2'' and is intended as a reference for club and tournament players. It is similar in format to MCO.
* {{cite book |last1=Lane |first1=Gary |author-link=Gary Lane (chess player)|year=1999 |title=Victory in the Opening |publisher=Sterling Pub Co Inc |isbn=978-0-7134-8427-4}}
* {{cite book |editor-last=Nunn |editor-first=John |display-authors=etal |year=1999 |title=Nunn's Chess Openings |publisher=Everyman Chess |isbn=1-85744-221-0}}
*:[[John Nunn]] is a former [[British Chess Champion]] and a noted chess author. This book is often called ''NCO'' and is a reference for club and tournament players. It is similar in format to ''MCO'' and ''BCO 2''.
* Sahovski Informator. ''[[Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings]]''
*:This is an advanced, technical work in five volumes published by Chess Informant of Belgrade. http://www.sahovski.com/ It analyzes openings used in tournament play and archived in ''[[Chess Informant]]'' since 1966. Instead of using the traditional names for the openings and descriptive text to evaluate positions, Informator has developed a unique coding system that is language independent so that it can be read by chess players around the world without requiring translation. Called the ''ECO'', these volumes are the most comprehensive reference for professional and serious tournament players.
* {{cite book |last=Scheerer |first=Christoph |year=2008 |title=The Greatest Ever Chess Opening Ideas |publisher=Everyman Chess |isbn=978-1-85744-561-9}}
* {{cite book |last=Seirawan |first=Yasser |author-link=Yasser Seirawan |year=2003 |title=Winning Chess Openings |publisher=Everyman Chess |isbn=1-85744-349-7}} An elementary/introductory book.
* Stefan Djuric, Dimitri Komarov, & Claudio Pantaleoni, ''Chess Opening Essentials'' (4 volumes)
* {{cite book |last=Summerscale |first=Aaron |author-link=Aaron Summerscale |year=1999 |title=A Killer Chess Opening Repertoire |publisher=Globe Pequot |isbn=978-1-85744-519-0}}
* [[Paul van der Sterren|van der Sterren, Paul]], ''Fundamental Chess Openings'', Gambit, 2009, {{ISBN|978-1-906454-13-5}}
* {{cite book |last=Ward |first=Chris |author-link=Chris Ward (chess player) |year=1999 |title=The Queen's Gambit Accepted |publisher=Batsford |isbn=0-7134-8467-5 }}
* {{cite book |last=Watson |first=John |author-link=John L. Watson |year=2006 |title=Mastering the Chess Openings |volume=1 |publisher=Gambit |isbn=978-1-904600-60-2 }} (Three chapters of general opening principles; open and semi-open games)
* {{cite book |last=Watson |first=John |author-link=John L. Watson |year=2007 |title=Mastering the Chess Openings |volume=2 |publisher=Gambit |isbn=978-1-904600-69-5 }} (Closed games and Indian defenses)
* {{cite book |last=Watson |first=John |author-link=John L. Watson |year=2008 |title=Mastering the Chess Openings |volume=3 |publisher=Gambit |isbn=978-1-904600-98-5 }} ([[English Opening]])
* {{cite book |last=Watson |first=John |author-link=John L. Watson |year=2010 |title=Mastering the Chess Openings |volume=4 |publisher=Gambit |isbn=978-1-906454-19-7 }}
* [https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/openings1.html Chess Openings by Edward Winter]

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