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Set of opening moves in chess
A flank opening is a chess opening played by White and typified by pawn moves and play on one or both flanks (the portion of the chessboard outside the
Flank_opening
Topics referred to by the same term
horse Flank speed, a nautical term Flank opening, a chess opening A term in Australian rules football The side of a military unit, as in a flanking maneuver
Flank
Chess opening
The King's Indian Attack (or KIA) is a chess opening system where White adopts the setup more commonly seen being played by Black in the King's Indian
King's_Indian_Attack
Chess opening
Opening is a chess opening whose "traditional" or "classic method" begins with the moves: 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 White attacks Black's pawn from the flank.
Réti_Opening
Chess opening
The English Opening is a chess opening that begins with the move: 1. c4 A flank opening, it is the fourth most popular and, according to various databases
English_Opening
Reference work on chess openings
The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) is a reference work describing the state of opening theory in chess, originally published in five volumes from
Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
Encyclopaedia_of_Chess_Openings
Chess opening
Named after 19th-century English player Henry Bird, Bird's Opening is a standard flank opening. White's strategic ideas involve control of the e5-square
Bird's_Opening
Chess opening
The Zukertort Opening is a chess opening named after Johannes Zukertort that begins with the move: 1. Nf3 A flank opening, it is the third most popular
Zukertort_Opening
Initial moves of a chess game
whether in the center or on the flanks. At higher levels of competition, for many years the main objectives of opening play were to obtain a better position
Chess_opening
Chess opening
The Caro–Kann Defence is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 c6 Black prepares to contest the centre with 2...d5. It is a common defence against
Caro–Kann_Defence
Chess opening
The Catalan Opening is a chess opening where White plays d4 and c4 and fianchettoes the white bishop on g2. A common opening sequence is 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4
Catalan_Opening
Chess opening
The London System is an opening system in chess characterized by the moves (with any first move by Black): 1. d4 2. Bf4 In addition to these moves, in
London_System
Chess opening
The Bishop's Opening is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 White attacks Black's f7-square and prevents Black from advancing the
Bishop's_Opening
Chess opening
The King's Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 White offers a pawn to divert Black's e-pawn from the center. If Black
King's_Gambit
Chess opening
The Barnes Opening (sometimes called Gedult's Opening) is a chess opening where White opens with: 1. f3 The opening is named after Thomas Wilson Barnes
Barnes_Opening
Chess opening
b3, as 1.Nf3 prevents Black from playing 1...e5. It is considered a flank opening. The move b3 prepares White's queen's bishop for fianchettoing with
Nimzowitsch–Larsen_Attack
Chess opening
The Durkin Opening, also known as the Durkin Attack or the Sodium Attack is a rarely-played chess opening that consists of the following move: 1. Na3 The
Durkin_Opening
Chess opening
The Amar Opening (also known as the Paris Opening, or the Drunken Knight Opening) is a chess opening defined by the move: 1. Nh3 Analogous to calling
Amar_Opening
Chess opening
Grob's Attack, or the Grob Opening, is an unconventional chess opening in which White begins with the move: 1. g4 It is widely considered to be one of
Grob's_Attack
Chess opening
Counter Defense, or Center Counter Game) is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 d5 This opening was featured in the first documented chess game
Scandinavian_Defense
Chess pattern of development
spelling pronunciation /ˌfiː.ən.ˈtʃɛ.toʊ/; Italian: [fjaŋˈketto] "little flank") is a pattern of development wherein a bishop is developed to the second
Fianchetto
Chess opening
The Queen's Gambit is the chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 It is one of the oldest openings and is still commonly played today
Queen's_Gambit
Military tactic
a flanking maneuver is a movement of an armed force around an enemy force's side, or flank, to achieve an advantageous position over it. Flanking is
Flanking_maneuver
Chess opening
Alekhine's Defence (or the Alekhine Defence) is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 Nf6 Black tempts White's pawns forward to form a broad
Alekhine's_Defence
Chess opening
The Dutch Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 f5 Black's 1...f5 stakes a claim to the e4-square and envisions an attack in the
Dutch_Defence
Chess opening
The Italian Game is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 White develops the bishop to the active square c4 (the so-called
Italian_Game
Chess opening
dish), is a chess opening variation of the Two Knights Defense in which White sacrifices a knight for an attack on Black's king. The opening begins with the
Fried_Liver_Attack
Opening Bird's Opening English Opening Flank opening Larsen's Opening Réti Opening Zukertort Opening Réti Opening, King's Indian Attack Amar Opening Anderssen's
Outline_of_chess
Style of chess, 18th to 19th century
typically consisted of 1.e4 openings such as the King's Gambit, Danish Gambit, Ruy Lopez and Italian Game. Queenside pawn openings were not popular and rarely
Romantic_chess
Chess opening
Wilkes-Barre Variation, is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5!? The opening is a variation of the Two Knights
Traxler_Counterattack
Chess opening
Alapin's Opening, another offbeat try for White. 2.Ke2, the Bongcloud Attack, considered a joke opening. Closed Game (1.d4 d5) Flank opening (1.c4, 1
Open_Game
Chess opening
Defense, or simply the Benoni, is a chess opening characterized by an early reply of ...c5 against White's opening move 1.d4. The original form of the Benoni
Benoni_Defense
Chess opening
The Vienna Game is an opening in chess that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 White develops the queen's knight instead of immediately committing
Vienna_Game
Chess opening
Tennison Gambit is a chess opening in which White gambits a pawn. The opening moves begin with either the Zukertort Opening: 1. Nf3 d5 2. e4 or the Scandinavian
Tennison_Gambit
Open-source online chess platform
basics, tactics training, chess coordinates, a chess video library, an opening explorer, studies, and an analysis board. It also has a section where chess
Lichess
Chess opening
The Benko Gambit (or Volga Gambit) is a chess opening characterised by the move 3...b5 in the Benoni Defence arising after: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5
Benko_Gambit
Chess piece
observed in high-level games. The Danvers Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Qh5), which is widely characterized as a beginner's opening, has occasionally been played by the
Queen_(chess)
Chess opening
The King's Indian Defence (or KID) is a common chess opening. It is defined by the following moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 Black intends to follow up with
King's_Indian_Defence
Chess opening
The Four Knights Game is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 This is the most common sequence, but the knights
Four_Knights_Game
Chess opening
central pawn centre. Black most often replies with 2...d5 or 2...Nf6. The opening is named after the Russian master Semyon Alapin (1856–1923). For many years
Sicilian Defence, Alapin Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Alapin_Variation
Chess opening
The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: 1. e4 c5 1...c5 is one of the most popular responses to White's first move
Sicilian_Defence
Fictional chess game from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey
both black knights, and opened up the development of White's queenside flank. Black responded with 12...Qd3!, however, halting the latter. 12... Qd3
Poole_versus_HAL_9000
Chess opening
Petrov's Defence is a chess opening characterised by the following moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 Although this symmetrical counterattacking response to 2
Petrov's_Defence
Chess opening
that begins with the moves: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 The opening features an early ...g6 by Black. An important difference between this
Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Dragon
Sicilian_Defence,_Accelerated_Dragon
Chess opening
ˈruːi/; Spanish: [ˈruj ˈlopeθ]), also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
Ruy_Lopez
Chess opening
move ...d6–d5, which would break open the centre; thus, attacking on the flanks of the board is typical. The variations resulting from this move are notorious
Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Dragon_Variation
Chess opening
Queen's Indian Defense (QID) is a chess opening defined by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 The opening is a solid defense to the Queen's Pawn Game
Queen's_Indian_Defense
Chess game played in London in 1851
the order of moves. White: Adolf Anderssen Black: Lionel Kieseritzky Opening: King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bryan Countergambit (ECO C33)
Immortal_Game
database of chess games. Chess Assistant Chess Informant Expert Chess opening book (computers) Chess.com chess24 ChessBase Lichess Shane's Chess Information
Chess_database
Chess opening
deeply studied of all chess openings. Modern Chess Openings calls it the "Cadillac" or "Rolls-Royce" of chess openings. The opening is named after the Polish-Argentine
Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Najdorf_Variation
Chess opening
The Semi-Italian Opening (also known as Half Giuoco Piano, Lesser Giuoco Piano, and Paris Defence) is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4
Semi-Italian_Opening
Reference book first published in 1911
Modern Chess Openings (usually called MCO) is a reference book on chess openings, first published in 1911 by the British players Richard Clewin Griffith
Modern_Chess_Openings
Game piece for playing chess
values can change depending on the position or the phase of the game (opening, middle game, or ending). A bishop pair for example, is worth an additional
Chess_piece
Chess opening
The Scotch Game, or Scotch Opening, is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 White strikes in the centre early with 3
Scotch_Game
Chess piece
bishop is said to be "dominating" the knight. On the other hand, in the opening and middlegame a bishop may be hemmed in by pawns of both players, and
Bishop_(chess)
Chess opening
The Jaenisch Gambit, also known as the Schliemann Defence, is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 It is a sharp
Jaenisch_Gambit
Chess opening
Nxf6+ or 11.c4. List of chess openings List of chess openings named after people Chess Openings for Kids. pp. Mighty Opening 28 "Sveshnikov Sicilian". Atanas
Sicilian Defence, Sveshnikov Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Sveshnikov_Variation
Chess opening
The Nimzo-Indian Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Other move orders, such as 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.d4
Nimzo-Indian_Defence
Chess opening
Countergambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 and the usual continuation is: 3. dxe5 d4 The opening is a gambit and an uncommon
Albin_Countergambit
Chess opening
The Philidor Defence (or Philidor's Defence) is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 The solid move 2...d6 defends Black's pawn
Philidor_Defence
Chess opening
The Modern Benoni is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 After the initial moves, Black proceeds to capture on d5
Modern_Benoni
Chess opening
The Blackmar–Diemer Gambit (or BDG) is a chess opening characterized by the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 White intends to follow up with f3, usually
Blackmar–Diemer_Gambit
Chess opening
In chess, the Smith–Morra Gambit (or simply Morra Gambit) is an opening gambit against the Sicilian Defence distinguished by the moves: 1. e4 c5 2. d4
Smith–Morra_Gambit
Chess opening
The Berlin Defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 The Berlin is the second most popular reply (after 3
Berlin_Defence
Military tactic
known as the 'declined flank') is a military tactic whereby an attacking army focuses its forces to attack a single enemy flank. The force commander concentrates
Oblique_order
Chess opening
and the Noords Gambiet in Dutch (both meaning Nordic Gambit), is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 White will sacrifice
Danish_Gambit
List of codes used to classify chess openings
This is a list of the codes used to classify chess openings in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings. The five-volume encyclopaedia was first published
List_of_ECO_codes
Chess opening
Balogh Defense (also known as the Balogh Countergambit) is an unusual chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 d6 2. d4 f5 It may also arise by transposition
Balogh_Defense
Book by David Vincent Hooper and Kenneth Whyld
players, and entries on more than 700 named openings and opening variations. There is an extensive index of opening variations and sub-variations, listing
The_Oxford_Companion_to_Chess
Chess opening
Defence (also known as the Queen's Fianchetto Defence) is an uncommon chess opening defined by the moves: 1. e4 b6 It is named after John Owen. It is also
Owen's_Defence
Chess opening
The Two Knights Defense (also called the Prussian Defense) is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 Black's third
Two_Knights_Defense
Internet chess server
"Romantic Openings: Danish Gambit Accepted". Chess.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2022. "Romantic Openings: Evans
Chess.com
Chess opening
The French Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 e6 This is most commonly followed by 2.d4 d5. Black usually plays ...c5 soon after
French_Defence
an opening. majority A larger number of pawns on one flank opposed by a smaller number of the opponent's; often a player with a majority on one flank has
Glossary_of_chess
Chess opening
The Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA) is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 The Queen's Gambit Accepted is the third most popular
Queen's_Gambit_Accepted
Chess opening
The Nimzowitsch Defence is a somewhat uncommon chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 Nc6 It is named after Aron Nimzowitsch. Play usually continues
Nimzowitsch_Defence
Chess opening
b6). The Hippopotamus can also be played against queen's pawn openings or flank openings and is thus a genuinely universal system. The same structure is
Hippopotamus_Defence
Chess opening
ready to counter White's g2–g4–g5 with a7–a6 and b7–b5–b4 on the other flank. After 6.f4, in one of the main lines, 6...Nc6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qf3, White seeks
Sicilian Defence, Scheveningen Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Scheveningen_Variation
Chess opening
known as the Robatsch Defense) is a hypermodern chess opening which usually starts with the opening moves: 1. e4 g6 Black allows White to occupy the center
Modern_Defense
Chess opening
The Falkbeer Countergambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 It is a common response to the King's Gambit. In this countergambit
Falkbeer_Countergambit
Chess opening
The Budapest Gambit (or Budapest Defence) is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 Black sacrifices a pawn in return for active
Budapest_Gambit
Chess opening
other than 1...d5) Flank opening (1.c4, 1.Nf3, 1.f4, and others) Irregular chess opening Hooper & Whyld (1996), p. 83. close opening. Hooper & Whyld (1996)
Closed_Game
Chess opening
The Grünfeld Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 Black offers White the possibility of 4.cxd5, which may
Grünfeld_Defence
Chess opening
Defense (also known as the Grau Defense, or the Sahovic Defense) is a chess opening characterized by the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5!? The Baltic is an unusual
Baltic_Defense
Chess engine
Bushinsky. Grandmaster Boris Alterman assisted, in particular with the opening book. Junior can take advantage of multiple processors, taking the name
Junior_(chess_program)
Chess opening
The Old Indian Defense is a chess opening defined by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 This opening is distinguished from the King's Indian Defense in that
Old_Indian_Defense
Chess opening
The Queen's Gambit Declined (or QGD) is a chess opening, a primary line of the Queen's Gambit beginning with the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 Instead of taking
Queen's_Gambit_Declined
US periodical
five decades. Luděk Pachman Pachman On the Openings Bruce Pandolfini Solitaire Chess Susan Polgar Opening Secrets Miro Radojcic Observation Point Samuel
Chess_Life
Chess opening
Blumenfeld Gambit, also known as the Blumenfeld Countergambit, is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nf3 b5 The gambit
Blumenfeld_Gambit
Unofficial World Computer Chess Championship
Additionally, seasons contain various bonus contests, like the 'Viewer Submitted Opening Bonus'. Prior to season 21, there was originally one tournament in each
Top_Chess_Engine_Championship
Chess opening
The Slav Defense is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 The Slav is one of the primary defenses to the Queen's Gambit. Although
Slav_Defense
Game of chess via postal system or e-mail
them allow switching to the analysis mode or offer a built-in library of openings or entire games.[citation needed] With the advent of smartphones such as
Correspondence_chess
First Internet-only daily chess newspaper
van der Stricht; Sipke Ernst (2015). Tactics in the Chess Opening 6: Gambits and Flank Openings. New In Chess. p. 69. ISBN 978-90-5691-625-1. Gary Lane
Chess_Today
Chess opening
The Torre Attack is a chess opening characterized by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 (ECO code A46) or the Tartakower Variation in the Queen's Pawn
Torre_Attack
Chess opening
The Pirc Defence (/ˈpɪərts/ PEERTS) is a chess opening beginning with the moves: 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 In hypermodern fashion, Black allows White
Pirc_Defence
Chess opening
The Chigorin Defense is a chess opening named for 19th-century Russian master Mikhail Chigorin. An uncommonly played defense to the Queen's Gambit, it
Chigorin_Defense
Chess opening
of the Ruy Lopez, also known as the Flohr–Zaitsev Variation, is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5
Ruy_Lopez,_Zaitsev_Variation
Chess opening
In chess, Indian Defence or Indian Game is a broad term for a group of openings characterised by the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 They are all to varying degrees hypermodern
Indian_Defence
Earliest known work devoted entirely to modern chess
parchment manuscript of 33 leaves, ff. 1–15a are a discussion of twelve chess openings, f. 16 is blank, and ff. 17–31b are a selection of thirty chess problems
Göttingen_manuscript
Advantage of White over Black in chess
expressed fears of a "draw death" as chess becomes more deeply analyzed, and opening preparation becomes ever more important. To alleviate this danger, Capablanca
First-move_advantage_in_chess
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