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English Opening
The English Opening is a flexible flank opening aimed at controlling the center indirectly with c4, allowing white to dictate the pace and structure of the game.
King's English Variation
Symmetrical Variation
Symmetrical Four Knights'
Ultra-Symmetrical Line
Hedgehog Defense
Reversed Sicilian
Four Knights' Variation
Bremen System
Botvinnik System
Closed Variation
Nimzo-Larsen Attack
The Nimzo-Larsen Attack is an offbeat opening with b3, targeting dark-square control and early bishop activity, ideal for players seeking unbalanced positions.
Bird Opening
The Bird Opening is a flank opening with f4, aiming for a strong pawn presence in the center and attacking chances, though it can leave the king vulnerable early on.
French Defense
The French Defense is a resilient counter-attacking defense for black with e6, prioritizing a solid pawn structure and strategic counterplay against white's center.
Tarrasch Variation
Classical Variation
Exchange Variation
Winawer Variation
Advance Variation
Sicilian Defense
The Sicilian Defense is a sharp and asymmetrical reply to e4, offering dynamic counterplay for black and leading to rich, tactical middle-game positions.
Open Variation
Closed Variation
Old Variation
Alapin Variation
McDonnell Attack
Exchange Variation
Taimanov Variation
Najdorf Variation
Dragon Variation
Modern Defense
The Modern Defense is a hypermodern approach where black delays direct pawn confrontation, focusing instead on flexible pawn structures and fianchettoed bishops.
Caro-Kann Defense
The Caro-Kann Defense is a solid and robust defense with c6 and d5, aiming for a sound pawn structure and good endgame prospects for black.
Exchange Variation
Panov-Botvinnik Attack
Advance Variation
Fantasy Variation
French Variation
Benoni Defense
The Benoni Defense is a dynamic opening where Black disrupts White's center, aiming for active piece play and tactical opportunities in imbalanced positions.
Benoni Defense: Old Benoni
Alekhine Defense
The Alekhine Defense is an unorthodox defense provoking white to overextend their pawns early with e4 and d4, aiming to counter-attack later with active piece play.
Dutch Defense
The Dutch Defense is an ambitious defense with f5, where black seeks to challenge white's center immediately and create kingside attacking chances.
Bishop's Opening
The Bishop's Opening is a classical and flexible opening with Bc4, allowing white to aim for rapid development and early kingside activity.
Queen's Gambit
The Queen's Gambit is a classical opening with c4 offering a pawn to challenge black's center, leading to rich strategic and tactical opportunities for white.
Slav Defense
Semi-Slav Defense
Queen's Gambit Accepted
Queen's Gambit Declined
King's Gambit
The King's Gambit is a bold and aggressive gambit with f4, sacrificing a pawn to open lines and seize rapid attacking chances on the kingside.
Vienna Game
The Vienna Game is an elegant opening with Nc3, emphasizing flexibility and allowing for both aggressive and positional plans, including potential gambits.
Philidor Defense
The Philidor Defense is a compact defense for black with d6, prioritizing a solid pawn structure and slow development in preparation for counter-attacks.
Russian Game
The Russian Game is also known as the Petroff Defense, offering a symmetrical and solid approach, focusing on early equalization and a stable pawn structure.
East Indian Defense
The East Indian Defense is a hypermodern defense involving e6 and b6, emphasizing piece play and a flexible pawn structure while preparing counter-attacks.
Queen's Pawn
The Queen's Pawn Game is a flexible and solid opening where White begins with 1.d4, aiming to control the center and develop pieces harmoniously, often leading to strategic and balanced positions.
Zukertort Variation
Neo-Indian
Nimzo-Indian Defense
Queen's Indian Defense
Ruy Lopez
The Ruy Lopez is a classical opening with Bb5, aiming to build long-term pressure on black's position and maintain central control.
Steinitz Defense
Berlin Defense
Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted
Open Variation
Closed Variation
Exchange Variation
Morphy Defense
Marshall Attack
Schliemann-Jaenisch Gambit
Three Knights Opening
The Three Knights Opening is a classical and harmonious development scheme, leading to solid positions and potential transpositions into other openings.
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation
King's Indian Defense
The King's Indian Defense is a hypermodern defense for black involving Nf6 and g6, ceding the center initially but preparing a counter-strike on the kingside.
Grünfeld Defense
Main Line
Samisch Variation
Averbakh Variation
Petrosian Variation
Four Pawns Attack
Italian Game
The Italian Game is an opening with Bc4 focused on rapid development and early central control, offering opportunities for both tactical and positional play.
Two Knights Defense
Evans Gambit
Evans Gambit, Main Line
Giuoco Piano
Giuoco Pianissimo
Center Game
The Center Game is a direct and straightforward opening with d4, aiming to open the center early and develop quickly with active piece play.
Scotch Game
The Scotch Game is a sharp opening with d4, designed to open the center and invite dynamic play, often leading to open positions with tactical opportunities.
Schmidt Variation
Classical Variation
Scotch Gambit
Goring Gambit
Malaniuk Variation
Pirc Defense
The Pirc Defense is a hypermodern opening where Black allows White to take the center and plans to attack it later. It often leads to flexible and complex positions.
Main Line
Austrian Attack
Classical Variation
150 Attack
Byrne Variation
Sveshnikov System
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