The opening is the initial stage of a chess game. It usually consists of established theory. The other phases are the middlegame and the endgame. Many...
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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...
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The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) is a reference work describing the state of opening theory in chess, originally published in five volumes from...
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The Réti Opening is a hypermodern chess opening whose "traditional" or "classic method" begins with the moves: 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 White attacks Black's pawn...
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Opening (or the Dutch Attack) is a chess opening characterised by the move: 1. f4 Named after 19th century English player Henry Bird, Bird's opening is...
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This is a list of chess openings, organised by the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) code classification system. The chess openings are categorised...
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This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. In chess, an irregular opening is an opening considered unusual or unorthodox. In the early...
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unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; for a list of terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems; for a list of named opening lines...
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Dutch Defence (redirect from A85 (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...
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A chess opening theory table or ECO table (Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings) presents lines of moves, typically (but not always) from the starting position...
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The Dunst Opening is a chess opening in which White opens with the move: 1. Nc3 This fairly uncommon opening may have more names than any other: it is...
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The Sokolsky Opening, also known as the Orangutan and the Polish Opening, is an uncommon chess opening that begins with the move: 1. b4 According to various...
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The game of chess is commonly divided into three phases: the opening, middlegame, and endgame. There is a large body of theory regarding how the game should...
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This is a list of chess openings that are gambits. The gambits are organized into sections by the parent chess opening, giving the gambit name, ECO code...
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A chess opening book is a book on chess openings. This is by far the most common type of literature on chess. These books describe many major lines, like...
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Caro–Kann Defence (redirect from B17 (chess opening))
The Caro–Kann Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 c6 The Caro–Kann is a common defence against 1.e4. It is classified as a Semi-Open...
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Benoni Defense (redirect from A60 (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...
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Nimzowitsch–Larsen Attack (redirect from A01 (chess opening))
(also known as the Nimzo–Larsen Attack, Larsen's Opening and Queen's Fianchetto Opening) is a chess opening typically starting with the move: 1.b3 but sometimes...
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Sicilian Defence (redirect from B52 (chess opening))
The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: 1. e4 c5 The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's...
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Bongcloud Attack (redirect from Bongcloud Opening)
Attack (or Bongcloud Opening) is an irregular chess opening that consists of the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Ke2? It is considered a joke opening and is associated...
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King's Gambit (redirect from C39 (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 the black e-pawn. If Black accepts the gambit...
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The Despréz Opening, also called the Kadas Opening is a chess opening characterised by the opening move: 1.h4 The opening is named after the French player...
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Benko Gambit (redirect from A57 (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...
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Opening is a chess opening named after Johannes Zukertort that begins with the move: 1. Nf3 Sometimes the name "Réti Opening" is used for the opening...
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Queen's Pawn Game (redirect from Queen's Pawn Opening)
The Queen's Pawn Game is any chess opening starting with the move: 1. d4 It is the second-most popular opening move after 1.e4 (King's Pawn Game). This...
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Budapest Gambit (redirect from A52 (chess opening))
The Budapest Gambit (or Budapest Defence) is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 Despite an early debut in 1896, the Budapest...
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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...
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The Ware Opening, also known as Meadow Hay Opening, is an uncommon chess opening for White beginning with the move: 1. a4 It is named after Preston Ware...
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Scandinavian Defense (redirect from B01 (chess opening))
Game) is a chess opening characterized by the moves: 1. e4 d5 This opening is classified under code B01 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings. The Scandinavian...
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The Mieses Opening is a chess opening that begins with the move: 1. d3 The opening is named after the German-British grandmaster Jacques Mieses. It is...
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