Lilit Mkrtchian (1) – How to create an opening repertoire with ChessBase for the rest of your life

Welcome to our new series with Lilit Mkrtchian – “How does a chess pro prepare for a tournament?”. Very recently, the Armenian IM played quite superb tournaments at the Olympiad, and the European Women’s Championship. We wanted to ask a professional chess player, how they prepare for a tournament, so you at home can get some ideas, tricks, and inspiration for your next tournament. We start off with one of the keys for a good prep – building an opening repertoire. Perhaps not as ChessBase intended it, but it seems to work wonderfully for Lilit!