In search of a consistent repertoire (see http://exeterchessclub.org.uk/content/choosing-opening-repertoire#together )
I offer an image, a table and a PDF.
Colour-coded:
Key & consistent repertoires 1.e4 | |||||||
Main system | Alekhin (1...Nf6) | Caro-Kann (1...c6) | French (1...e6) | Pirc/Modern (1...g6) | Scandinavian (1...d5) | Sicilian (1...c5) | |
Piece play (Baker) | Scotch Four Knights' with Qf3 | 2.Nc3 | Two Knights' | Main lines 3.Nc3 | 150 Attack | Main lines | Main lines of Open |
Pawn wedges/waves (Gufeld) | Scotch Mieses | Four Pawns' Attack | Advance | Advance | Austrian | Bc4 with d3 | Grand Prix Attack 3.f4 |
King's Indian Attack | King's Indian Attack | King's Indian Attack | King's Indian Attack | King's Indian Attack | King's Indian Attack | King's Indian Attack | |
Attacking with f4 (Bangiev) | Vienna Gambit | Four Pawns' Attack | 2.Nc3 and 3.f4 | Steinitz/Tarrasch f4 | Austrian | Bc4 with d3 | Grand Prix Attack 3.f4 |
IQP positions (Dempsey) | Scotch Four Knights' | Exchange | Panov-Botvinnik | Tarrasch | Main lines | Alapin 2.c3 | |
King's Pawn Repertoires | |||||||
Main system | Alekhin | Caro-Kann | French | Pirc/Modern | Scandinavian | Sicilian | |
Martin – Strategic | Bishop's Opening | 4.Nf3 | Exchange | Tarrasch | Classical | 3.Be2 | Alapin 2.c3 |
Emms | Bishop's Opening | Exchange | 2.c4/Panov | King's Indian Attack | 150 Attack | Main lines/3.Bb5+ | Closed Sicilian |
Davies – gambiteer | Danish Gambit | 3.Nc3 | Fantasy 3.f3 | Wing gambit b4 | Austrian | 4.b4 | Wing gambit b4 |
Davies – attacking DVD | Four Knights' 4.g3 (Glek) | 2.Nc3 | Fantasy 3.f3 | 2.f4 | 2.f4 | 4.g3 | 2.Na3 |
Baker | Italian Game | 2.Nc3 | Two Knights' | Two Knights' | Austrian | Main lines/3.Bb5+ | Two Knights' |
EJCC | Italian Game/Scotch Gambit | Exchange | Panov-Botvinnik | Exchange 4.c4 | 150 Attack | Main lines | Alapin 2.c3 |
Keene/Levy 1 | Italian Game | Four Pawns' Attack | Panov, Gunderam | Main lines 3.Nc3 | Byrne Bg5 | Main lines | Alapin 2.c3 |
King DVD | Italian Game | Exchange | Main lines 3.Nc3 | Grand Prix Attack 3.f4 | |||
Greet | 4.Nf3 | Austrian | 3.Nf3 | ||||
Davies – videos | King's Gambit | Two Knights' | Wing gambit b4 | 4.Bc4 | 3.Nf3 | Two Knights'/Wing gambit b4 | |
Kaufman 1 | Ruy Lopez Exchange | Exchange | Advance | Tarrasch | 150 Attack | 3.Nf3 | Moscow/Rossolimo Bb5 |
Davies – Endgame | Ruy Lopez Exchange | Panov-Botvinnik | Tarrasch | Classical | Alapin 2.c3 | ||
Gufeld 2 | Scotch Four Knights' | 4.Nf3 | Advance | Tarrasch | 3.f3 | [Nothing!] | Alapin 2.c3 |
Keene/Levy 2 | Scotch Four Knights' | Exchange | Advance | Advance, Kupreichik | Byrne Bg5 | Main lines | Alapin 2.c3 |
Dempsey | Scotch Four Knights' | Exchange | Panov-Botvinnik | Tarrasch | 150 Attack | Main lines | Alapin 2.c3 |
DR | Scotch Four Knights' | Exchange | Panov-Botvinnik | Advance, Kupreichik | Fianchetto | 2.Nc3 | Grand Prix Attack 3.f4 |
McDonald | Scotch Four Knights' | Exchange | Panov-Botvinnik | Tarrasch Korchnoi Gambit | 150 Attack | Main lines | Main lines of Open** |
Collins book | Scotch Mieses | 4.Nf3 | Panov-Botvinnik | Advance | Austrian | Main lines | Alapin 2.c3 |
Collins DVD | Scotch Mieses | 4.Nf3 | Panov-Botvinnik | Advance | Austrian | Main lines | Alapin 2.c3 |
Davies – Controlled | Scotch Mieses | 4.Nf3 | Panov-Botvinnik | Exchange 4.Nf3 | Byrne Bg5 | 3.Nf3 | Open 6.Be2 |
Bangiev CD | Vienna Gambit | 2.Nc3 | Advance | Advance or 2.f4 | 3.f4 | Bc4 with d3 | Grand Prix Attack 3.f4 |
Collins DVD | |||||||
Gufeld 1 | Vienna Game | Four Pawns' Attack | Advance | Advance | Austrian | Main lines | Grand Prix Attack 2.f4 |
Consensus | Scotch Four Knights' | Exchange | Panov-Botvinnik | Tarrasch | 150 Attack | Main lines | Alapin 2.c3 |
**Open Sicilians | |||||||
Classical | Scheveningen/no a6 | Scheveningen/a6 | Najdorf | Dragon | Taimanov | Sveshnikov | |
McDonald | Richter-Rauzer Bg5 | Be3/f4 | Be3/Be2 | English Be3/f3 | Yugoslav 9.O-O-O | Be3/Qd2 | 9.Nd5 |
Davies Sicilian | 6.g3 | 6.g3 | 6.g3 | 6.g3 | 6.g3 | 6.g3 | 8.Bxf6 |
Nunn/Gallagher | Richter-Rauzer Bg5 | Keres attack 6.g4 | Keres attack 6.g4 | 6.Be2 | Yugoslav 9.O-O-O | 6.f4 | 9.Nd5 |
Aagaard & Shaw | Richter-Rauzer Bg5 | Keres attack 6.g4 | Keres attack 6.g4 | 6.Bg5 | Yugoslav 9.O-O-O | Be3/Bd3 | 9.Bxf6 |
de la Villa | Richter-Rauzer Bg5 | English Be3/f3 | English Be3/f3 | English Be3/f3 | Yugoslav 9.Bc4 | Be3/Qd2 | 9.Bxf6 |
Key and consistent repertoire 1.d4 | Main system | Slav/SemiSlav | Nimzo-Indian | Grunfeld | King's Indian | Benoni/Benko | Dutch |
Piece play | QGD Orthodox | Main lines Bg5 | Leningrad 4.Bg5 | Taimanov 4.Bg5 / 5.Bg5 | Smyslov 5.Bg5/Petrosian 7.d5 | Keene's variation | 2.Bg5 or 5.Bg5 |
Pawn wedges/waves f3 | QGD Exchange with Nge2 | Slav 6.Ne5 | 4.f3 | Anti-Grunfeld f3 | Samisch 5.f3 | 4.f3 | 7.f3 |
Structure (QGDXD) | QGA 3.e4/QGD Exchange | ||||||
Attacking with f4 | Closed Samisch | Exchange/7.Bc4 | Four Pawns' Attack | Taimanov 7.f4 / 4.f3 | 7.f4 | ||
Slow play with e3/b4 | QGD Exchange wity 8.Nf3 | Slow Slav | Classical 4.Qc2 | Closed 4.e3 6.b4 | Closed 4.e3 6.b4 | Anti-Benoni 3.Bf3 | Main lines7.b4 |
IQP positions (Dempsey) | Botvinnik 7.Bd3 | Rubinstein 4.e3 | 3. e3 | ||||
g3 (Avrukh/Sielecki) | Catalan | Fianchetto g3 | Kasparov g3 | Fianchetto g3 | Fianchetto g3 | Fianchetto g3 | Main lines g3 |
Gambit | Queen's Gambit! | Geller Gambit | 4. Nf3 b6 5. g4 or QID Polu | 5.h4 | ?? / 4.Nf3 | Staunton or g4 gambits | |
Bf4 systems (Pengxiao) | QGD Blackburne | Exchange 4.Bf4 | Miles QID | 4.Bf4 | London System (delayed) | Modern Bf4 / ?? | London/Gambits |
Queen's Pawn Repertoires | Main system | Slav/SemiSlav | Nimzo-Indian | Grunfeld | King's Indian | Benoni/Benko | Dutch |
Avrukh | QGA 3.e3/Catalan | Slow Slav 4.e3 | Bogo-Catalan | Main lines g3 (2 versions!) | Main lines g3 | Main lines g3 / Accepted g3 | Main lines g3 |
Berliner | QGA 3.e4/QGD Exchange | Exchange/Be3 | Samisch 5.f3 | 7.Nge2 / Declined 5.f3 | 4.f3 | ||
Burgess | QGA 4.Qa4+/QGD 5.Bf4 | Slow Slav 4.e3 | Torre Attack Bg5 | Fianchetto g3 | Fianchetto g3 | 2.Nf3 without c4 | Main lines g3 |
Burgess/Pedersen | QGA 3.e4/QGD Rubinstein/Exchange | Main lines Bg5 | Classical 4.Qc2 (4.a3 QID) | Exchange/Be3 | Bayonet | h3/Bd3 / 5.f3 | 2.Nc3 |
Cox | QGA 3.Nf3/QGD Exchange | Main lines Bg5 | Classical 4.Qc2 | Exchange/Be3 | Bayonet | h3/Bd3 / accepted g3 | Main lines g3 |
Dunnington | QGA 3.e4/QGD Exchange | Bg5 | 4.f3 | 4.Bf4 | Four Pawns' Attack | Taimanov 7.f4 / 4.f3 | 4.f3 |
Ftacnik | QGD Orthodox | Slow Slav 4.e3 / Meran | Classical 4.Qc2 | 4.Bf4 | 5.h3 | 7.Nd2 / 4.Nf3 | Main lines g3 |
Kaufman 2 | QGA 3.e4/QGD Exchange | Ne5 & Bg5 | Classical 4.Qc2 | Russian Qb3 | 4.Qc2 Classical | 7.Bf4 / castling by hand | 2.Bg5 |
Keene | QGA 3.e3 (3.Nc3 1995)/QGD Exchange | Exchange | Closed Samisch | Semi-Russian | 5.Nge2 Hungarian | Taimanov 7.f4 / 4.Nf3 | Main lines g3 |
Korneev | QGA 3.e3/QGD Exchange | Slow Slav 4.e3 / Meran | Rubinstein 4.e3 5.Nge2 | Exchange/Be3 | Averbakh | Taimanov 7.f4 / castling by hand | 2.Nc3 |
Moskalenko | QGA 3.e3 /QGD Exchange | Exchange 4.Bf4 | 4.f3 | 5.Bd2 | Four Pawns' Attack | Taimanov 7.f4 / 4.Qc2 | |
Palliser | QGA 3.e4/QGD Exchange | Slow Slav 4.e3 | QID 4.e3 | Taimanov 5.Bg5 | Petrosian 7.d5 | 7.Bf4 / 4.Nf3 | 2.Nc3 |
Pert | QGA 3.e4/QGD Exchange | Exchange 4.Bf4 | 4.Qc2 Classical | 3.h4 | 3.h5 | 7.Bf4 / 4.Nf3 | 2.Bg5 |
Schandorff | QGA 3.e4/QGD Exchange | Slav 6.Ne5/Anti-Meran | Rubinstein 4.e3 5.Nge2 | Russian Qb3 | Samisch 5.f3 | 7.Nge2 / Declined 5.f3 | 2.Bg5 |
Summerscale | Colle/Zukertort | Slow Slav 4.e3 | Colle/Zukertort | Colle/Zukertort | Barry Attack/150 Attack | d5 without c4 | 2.Bg5/3.d5 |
Watson | QGA 3.Nf3/QGD Exchange | Slow Slav 4.e3 | Rubinstein 4.e3 5.Nge2 | Exchange/Qa4+ | 5.h3 | 7.Bd3 / 4.Qc2 | 2.Nc3 |
Williams | QGA 3.e4/QGD 5.Bf4 | Geller Gambit | QID 4. g3 | Exchange/7.Bc4 | 5.Be2/6.Be3 | 7.Bf4 / 5.Nc3 | 2.f3 |
Consensus | QGA 3.e4/QGD Exchange | Slow Slav 4.e3 | Classical 4.Qc2 | Exchange/Be3 | 5.h3 | 7.Bf4 / 4.Nf3 | 2.Bg5 |
Opening for White according to... | |||||||
Arkell | QGD Exchange | Main lines 6.Nh4/QGD Exchange | QID 4.a3 | Taimanov 5.Bg5 | Fianchetto g3 | Fianchetto g3 | 2.Bg5 |
Mackle | QGD Exchange | Geller Gambit | QID g3 Polu Gambit | Modern Exchange | Bayonet | 7.Bf4 | 2.Bg5 |
Menadue (fidgety) | QGD Exchange | Geller Gambit | Kasparov g3 | ? | Nge2 / Sämisch | Classical / 5.b6 | Various inc. 2.Qd3 |
Wheeler | QGD Orthodox | Main lines e3 | QID hybrid 5.Bg5 | Russian Qb3 | Averbakh 5.Be2 | Classical / 5.b7 | Fianchetto g3 |
Thynne | QGD Orthodox | Main lines 6.Nh4/AMG | QID hybrid 5.Bg5 | various | Fianchetto g3 | Classical / 5.b8 | Fianchetto g3 |
Kramnik 2000 | QGD Orthodox | Main lines 6.Nh4/AMG | Rubinstein | Bayonet | Maròczy Bind | ||
Kramnik 2011 | Catalan | Main lines 6.Nh4/AMG | English Anti-Nimzo / 3.g3 | 4.Qa4 | Bayonet | Maròczy Bind |