chess opening
series of moves used to start a chess game
Stonewall Attack
chess opening characterised by White’s moves d4, e3, Bd3, Nd2, f4, c3
Old Indian Defense
chess opening
Center Game
chess opening
Latvian Gambit
chess opening beginning with the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5
Benoni Defense
chess opening defending against 1. d4 by c5 either on first or second move
Benko Gambit
chess opening which can happen in the Benoni Defense
Evans Gambit
chess opening
Baltic Defense
chess opening 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5
flank opening
a set of opening moves in chess, in which White moves on the sides of the board instead of into the center
Dragon Variation
chess opening, variation of the Sicilian Defence; 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6
Indian Defense
chess opening (1. d4 Nf6)
Indian Defense
chess opening (1. d4 Nf6)
English Defence
chess opening 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6
Queen's Pawn Game
chess opening
Halloween Gambit
opening gambit in the game of chess
Napoleon Opening
chess opening 1. e4 e5 2. Qf3
English Attack
chess opening, variation of the Sicilian Defence
Wayward Queen Attack
chess opening 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5
Marshall Defense
chess opening 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6
Berlin Defence
chess opening 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
Leningrad Dutch
chess opening (1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6), variation of the Dutch Defence)
Manhattan Variation
chess opening, variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined
Inverted Hungarian Opening
chess opening
Scotch Game, Classical Variation
chess opening 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5
Queen's Game
chess opening 1. d4 d5 followed by something other than 2. c4
Fishing Pole Trap
chess opening trap that is mainly played against Ruy Lopez
Centre Gambit
chess opening gambit 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Bc4
Queen's Indian Defense
chess opening
Petrov's Defence
chess opening, consisting of the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
Saragossa Opening
irregular chess opening 1. c3
Slav Defense
chess opening 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6; one of the primary defenses to the Queen's Gambit
Colle System
chess opening characterized by d4, Nf3, e3, Bd3, c3
Accelerated Dragon
chess opening, variation of the Sicilian Defence
Blumenfeld Gambit
chess opening
King's Indian Defence
chess opening
Cambridge Springs Defense
chess opening following Queen's Gambit Declined
Two Knights Defense, Fried Liver Attack
chess opening
Danish Gambit
chess opening 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3
King's Indian Defence, Classical Variation
chess opening, variation of the King's Indian Defence
McCutcheon Variation
chess opening, variation of the French Defence
London System
set of chess openings characterized by d4, Nf3, Bf4
Greco Defence
chess opening
Wade Defence
chess opening
Neo-Indian Attack
chess opening