The information explosion that modern chess is experiencing, an unprecedented interest in the study and development of the debut theory led to the fact that it turned from the modest streams of individual options into an ocean of debut systems and constructions. How to navigate in this vast ocean to the modern chess pilot? Which beacons to keep the course? In the world there are many textbooks and studies on the theory of debuts . These are also detailed multi-volume encyclopedias, in which, along with modern systems, constructions of only historical interest are studied in detail, and monographs devoted to one debut. But after all, every pilot needs a desk (pocket) lot, which is always at hand and in which both the main routes of long journeys and chalk are drawn, waiting for the ship immediately when leaving its home harbor. This is what we recommend to the reader.... For experienced pilot , That is, a highly skilled chess player ,. This is a summary of ,. Repetition of what has been learned and accomplished , for a less experienced navigator - a permanent manual for driving your chess ship , and for a beginner - this is a convenient guide to the vast ocean of chess debuts . So everyone in this book will find the most necessary for a reliable journey without unexpected encounters with reefs and chalks lurking in the chess depths.