{"product_id":"chess-opening-puzzles-vault","title":"The Chess Opening Puzzle Vault: 1.5 Million+ Puzzles Sorted by Opening","description":"\u003cp data-lfile-container=\"374fd4f5-dbfb-410b-a594-c9880e7979c6\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour opening gets you a good position. Puzzles are how you win from it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou learn the opening. You play it. You come out of the first ten moves with a perfectly good position, and then you don't know what to do with it. A few moves later the advantage has gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chess Opening Puzzle Vault trains the part that comes next. It holds more than 1.5 million chess puzzles, sorted by opening, so you practise the tactics that come up in the openings you actually play. You also get 79,000 puzzles as PDFs: 1,000 for each of 79 openings, with diagrams, solutions and a progress tracker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"why-train-puzzles-by-opening\"\u003eWhy train puzzles by opening?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost puzzle trainers throw random positions at you. That sharpens your tactics in general, but the positions rarely look like your own games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpening puzzles do. Pick the Sicilian Defense, the London System or the Caro-Kann, and every puzzle is a position that opening leads to. You start to recognise the same pawn structures, the same piece placements and the same tactical ideas, because you have already solved them a hundred times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"whats-inside-the-vault\"\u003eWhat's inside the vault\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1.5 million+ puzzles as PGN files.\u003c\/strong\u003e The whole collection is sorted by opening. Load a file into your chess software and solve the puzzles on a real board, one after another. This is the deep end: more puzzles than you will ever run out of.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e79,000 puzzles as PDFs.\u003c\/strong\u003e These are the ones you can solve anywhere, with no software at all. Each of the 79 openings has 1,000 puzzles, split into ten PDFs of 100 so you always know where you are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA puzzle tracker for every opening.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each set comes with a Notion database you can copy. Tick off the puzzles you have done, and filter or sort by theme, rating and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA guide and solutions for every set.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each opening has a Read Me that explains how the puzzles work and gives every solution in chess notation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"how-each-pdf-puzzle-works\"\u003eHow each PDF puzzle works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery puzzle has its own title card, so you know what you are solving before you start:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe theme of the puzzle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIts rating, so you can judge the difficulty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow many moves you need to find\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich side moves first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow that, board diagrams show the starting position and the moves that follow. Solve it in your head, on a board or on paper, then check the solutions file.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"worth-395-bought-one-at-a-time\"\u003eWorth £395 bought one at a time\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach 1,000-puzzle set sells on its own for £5. Buying all 79 separately would cost £395. The vault gives you every set, plus the full 1.5 million+ PGN collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"how-to-use-them\"\u003eHow to use them\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePick the opening you play.\u003c\/strong\u003e Start with one, not ten\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDo 25 to 100 puzzles a day.\u003c\/strong\u003e Little and often beats a marathon session, which is why each PDF holds exactly 100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCheck the solutions and mark your misses.\u003c\/strong\u003e Use the tracker to note the puzzles you got wrong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCome back to the misses a few days later.\u003c\/strong\u003e Getting them right the second time is where the learning happens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlay your opening in real games.\u003c\/strong\u003e Watch for the patterns you have been solving. They turn up more often than you expect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"use-them-on-screen-on-paper-or-in-your-chess-software\"\u003eUse them on screen, on paper or in your chess software\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePDFs\u003c\/strong\u003e open on any phone, tablet or computer, and print cleanly if you prefer paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePGN files\u003c\/strong\u003e load into any chess software that reads PGN, such as the free ChessX, so you can play the moves on a board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNotion trackers\u003c\/strong\u003e work in your browser or the Notion app\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"the-79-openings-with-pdf-puzzle-sets\"\u003eThe 79 openings with PDF puzzle sets\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlekhine Defense, Benko Gambit, Benko Gambit Accepted, Benoni Defense, Bird Opening, Bishop's Opening, Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, Bogo-Indian Defense, Caro-Kann Defense, Catalan Opening, Center Game, Danish Gambit, Danish Gambit Accepted, Duras Gambit, Dutch Defense, East Indian Defense, Elephant Gambit, English Defense, English Opening, Englund Gambit, Four Knights Game, French Defense, Giuoco Piano, Grob Opening, Grünfeld Defense, Horwitz Defense, Hungarian Opening, Indian Defense, Italian Game, King's Gambit, King's Gambit Accepted, King's Gambit Declined, King's Indian Attack, King's Indian Defense, King's Knight Opening, King's Pawn Game, Latvian Gambit, Latvian Gambit Accepted, London System, Mieses Opening, Mikenas Defense, Modern Defense, Neo-Grünfeld Defense, Nimzo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-Larsen Attack, Nimzowitsch Defense, Nimzowitsch Defense Declined, Old Indian Defense, Owen Defense, Petrov's Defense, Philidor Defense, Pirc Defense, Polish Opening, Ponziani Opening, Queen's Gambit Accepted, Queen's Gambit Declined, Queen's Indian Defense, Queen's Pawn Game, Rapport-Jobava System, Rat Defense, Réti Opening, Richter-Veresov Attack, Ruy Lopez, Saragossa Opening, Scandinavian Defense, Scotch Game, Semi-Slav Defense, Sicilian Defense, Slav Defense, St. George Defense, Tarrasch Defense, Three Knights Opening, Torre Attack, Trompowsky Attack, Van Geet Opening, Van't Kruijs Opening, Vienna Game, Yusupov-Rubinstein System and Zukertort Opening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"who-its-for\"\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers who already have an opening, or a few, and want to turn good positions into wins. Every puzzle shows its rating, so beginners and club players can both work at their own level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou don't need any of our other products to use it. It pairs well with them, though: learn the lines first, then use the puzzles to practise what comes after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"what-you-get\"\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.5 million+ chess opening puzzles as PGN files, sorted by opening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e79,000 puzzles as PDFs: 1,000 for each of 79 openings, in sets of 100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolutions for every PDF puzzle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Read Me guide for every opening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Notion puzzle tracker for every opening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstant download\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrusted by 5,000+ chess players in 20+ countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"questions\"\u003eQuestions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the difference between the PDFs and the PGNs?\u003c\/strong\u003e The PDFs show each puzzle as board diagrams, so you can solve them anywhere without software. The PGNs are files you load into chess software to play the moves on a board. The PDF sets cover 79 openings. The PGN collection is far bigger, at more than 1.5 million puzzles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat do I need to open the PGN files?\u003c\/strong\u003e Any chess software that reads PGN. ChessX is free, and it is the one we recommend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre the solutions included?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. Every PDF set comes with its solutions in chess notation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow hard are the puzzles?\u003c\/strong\u003e They vary. Each puzzle shows its rating and theme, and the tracker lets you sort by both, so you can start at your own level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs my opening included?\u003c\/strong\u003e The PDF sets cover the 79 openings listed above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I need the cheat sheets or the Opening Mastery Trainer first?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. The puzzles work on their own. They are most useful once you know the main lines of your opening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this every puzzle Chess Cheat Sheets sells?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. This is every opening puzzle. 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