Chessbook
Hanging Pawns

Hanging Pawns' 1..e5

Pre-made chess opening repertoire for Black

Made for Chessbook by Hanging Pawns.

Add to my repertoire, free Opens in Chessbook. No signup required.

About this repertoire

“If you want to be a strong player, you have to play e4 e5 with both colors”

I’ve had several people tell me this over the years. And it’s absolutely true. A repertoire based around 1…e5 will force you to understand wild, tactical, attacking positions, slow maneuvering ones, long endgames, a hundred different structures, thematic pawn breaks and piece maneuvers, and it will help you build a vast strategic knowledge.

This repertoire covers every major opening like the Spanish, Italian and the King’s Gambit, but it also goes over most weird things White could try to confuse the e5 player.

Watch the introduction video on YouTube

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 74 58 / 100 67 / 100
1000-1200 82 49 / 100 65 / 100
1200-1400 92 40 / 100 64 / 100
1400-1600 85 31 / 100 62 / 100
1600-1800 80 26 / 100 61 / 100
1800-2000 86 29 / 100 59 / 100
2000-2200 90 28 / 100 62 / 100

More pre-made repertoires

Questions about pre-made repertoires

Is Hanging Pawns' 1..e5 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.

Add to my repertoire

No signup required