Understand and play the openings in chess much, much better! This book will also help balance your studies of openings, and give you a recipe as to how to obtain better results from your openings and how to best approach a variety of opening situations. The book covers critical concepts, including: My Own Experiences with Openings, Opening Principles, How do I decide which Opening to Choose?, An Introduction to Opening Theory, The Open Game, The Semi-Open Game, The Closed Game, The Semi-Closed Game, Flank Openings, Where do I go from here?