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Gotham Chess' Blitz

Pre-made chess opening repertoire for Black

Built from Gotham Chess's games. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Gotham Chess.

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About this repertoire

Dodge mainline theory with Levy's beginner friendly Black repertoire.

What it looks like at your rating

Chessbook trims every repertoire to the moves opponents actually play at your level, so the same repertoire is a different size for a 1000 and a 2000. These numbers use the default coverage target of one game in 150; effectiveness and soundness are Chessbook's own scores, explained in the help pages.

Lichess rating Moves to learn Effectiveness Soundness
0-1000 28 29 / 100 66 / 100
1000-1200 35 20 / 100 60 / 100
1200-1400 41 22 / 100 60 / 100
1400-1600 44 22 / 100 60 / 100
1600-1800 52 24 / 100 57 / 100
1800-2000 61 35 / 100 56 / 100
2000-2200 70 36 / 100 57 / 100

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Questions about pre-made repertoires

Is Gotham Chess' Blitz free?

Yes. Every pre-made repertoire on Chessbook is free to add. The free Starter plan holds up to 200 moves across your repertoires; Chessbook Pro removes the limit.

What happens when I add it?

The lines are copied into your own repertoire, trimmed to the positions that actually occur at your rating. From there you can edit any move, add lines from other sources, and drill everything with spaced repetition.

Can I combine it with my own Black openings?

Yes. A Chessbook repertoire is one tree per colour, so a pre-made repertoire sits alongside anything you add yourself and the coverage report treats them as one.

Train it with spaced repetition

Add the repertoire, set your rating, and Chessbook schedules every move until you never forget it.

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