Chess Basic Openings

White Openings

The most popular opening moves for White: e4 and d4 openings.

e4 Openings (King's Pawn Openings)

The most popular opening move for White (e4), leading to open and dynamic positions.

1. The Italian Greco Opening

PGN Notes:

2. The Spanish Defense: Ruy Lopez Opening

PGN Notes:

3. The Scotch

PGN Notes:

            1. e4 e5
            2. Nf3 Nc6
            3. d4 exd4
            4. Nxd4 Nxd4
            5. Qxd4

4. The Scholar's Mate

PGN Notes:

            1. e4 e5
            2. Qh5 Nc6
            3. Bc4 Nf6
            4. Qxf7#
            
            1. e4 e5
            2. Qh5 Nc6
            3. Bc4 g6
            
            1. e4 e5
            2. Qh5 g6
            3. Qxe5+ Qe7
            4. Qxh8 Qxe4
            5. Ne2

d4 Openings (Queen's Pawn Openings)

The most popular opening move for White (d4), leading to open and dynamic positions.

1. The London System

PGN Notes:

            1. d4 d5
            2. Bf4 Nf6
            3. e3 e6
            4. Nf3 Be7
            5. Bd3 c5
            6. c3 Nc6
            7. Nbd2 0-0
            8. 0-0

2. Queen's Gambit Accepted

PGN Notes:

Black Openings

The most popular responsive moves for Black, leading to open and dynamic positions.

1. Sicilian Defense

PGN Notes:

            1. e4 c5
            2. Nf3 d6
            3. d4 cxd4
            4. Nxd4 Nf6
            5. Nc3 a6
            6. Bg5 e6
            7. Be2

Traditional Openings

The most popular traditional opening moves for Black, leading to open and dynamic positions.

2. Playing Against The Scotch

PGN Notes:

            1. e4 e5
            2. Nf3 Nc6
            3. d4 exd4
            4. Nxd4 Bc5
            5. Nxc6 bxc6
            6. Nc3 Qf6
            7. f3 Ne7

3. Playing Against The Italian

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4. Playing Against The Two Knights

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5. Playing Against Scholar's Mate

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6. Queen's Gambit Declined

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7. Playing Against The London

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Setup Based Openings

The most popular opening move for Black setup based, leading to open and dynamic positions.

8. The King's Indian Pric Setup (The Pirc Defense)

PGN Notes:

            1. e4 d6
            2. Nf3 Nf6
            3. Nc3 g6
            4. d4 Bg7
            5. Bc4 0-0
            6. 0-0 Bg4
            7. h3 Bxf3
            8. Qxf3 Nc6

9. The Dutch Setup

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10. The Caro-Kann: Classical Variation

PGN Notes:

    1. e4 c6
    2. d4 d5
    3. Nc3 dxe4
    4. Nxe4 Bf5
    5. Ng3 Bg6
    6. Nf3 Nf6
    7. Bd3 Bxd3
    8. Qxd3 e6

11. The Caro-Kann: Advance Variation

PGN Notes:

    1. e4 c6
    2. d4 d5
    3. e5 Bf5
    4. Nf3 e6
    5. Bd3 Bxd3
    6. Qxd3 c5
    7. c3 Nc6
    8. 0-0 cxd4
    9. cxd4 Nge7

12. The Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation

PGN Notes:

    1. e4 c6
    2. d4 d5
    3. exd5 cxd5
    4. Nf3 Nc6
    5. Bd3 Bg4
    6. c3 e6
    7. 0-0 Nf6

13. The French Defense: Classical Variation

PGN Notes:

    1. e4 e6
    2. d4 d5
    3. Nc3 Nf6
    4. e5 Nfd7
    5. Nf3 c5
    6. Bb5 Nc6
    7. Bxc6 bxc6
    8. 0-0 Be7

14. The French Defense: Advance Variation

PGN Notes:

    1. e4 e6
    2. d4 d5
    3. e5 c5
    4. c3 Nc6
    5. Nf3 Nge7
    6. Be2 Ng6
    7. 0-0 Be7
    8. Be3 0-0

15. The French Defense: Exchange Variation

PGN Notes:

    1. e4 e6
    2. d4 d5
    4. exd5 exd5
    4. Nf3 Nf6
    5. Nc3 Bd6
    6. Bg5 c6
    7. Bd3 0-0
    8. 0-0 Bg4

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Chess Basic Openings

White Openings

e4 Openings (King's Pawn Openings)

1. The Italian Greco Opening

2. The Spanish Defense: Ruy Lopez Opening

3. The Scotch

4. The Scholar's Mate

d4 Openings (Queen's Pawn Openings)

1. The London System

2. Queen's Gambit Accepted

Black Openings

1. Sicilian Defense

Traditional Openings

2. Playing Against The Scotch

3. Playing Against The Italian

4. Playing Against The Two Knights

5. Playing Against Scholar's Mate

6. Queen's Gambit Declined

7. Playing Against The London

Setup Based Openings

8. The King's Indian Pric Setup (The Pirc Defense)

9. The Dutch Setup

10. The Caro-Kann: Classical Variation

11. The Caro-Kann: Advance Variation

12. The Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation

13. The French Defense: Classical Variation

14. The French Defense: Advance Variation

15. The French Defense: Exchange Variation