Chess openings
In the game of Chess, “openings” are the initial moves each player makes of their pieces from the starting, or home, positions on the board. Chess has been played for so long and analyzed critically by so many that many of the more common or popular sets of opening sequences have been given names associated with the type of play involved or the individual pro associated with the opening itself.
Gambits
Gambits are openings which involve intentional sacrifices of pieces in order to gain strategic advantage early on in the game’s opening. Below is a list of popular gambit openings:
The Queen’s Gambit
The Danish Gambit
The King’s Gambit
The Latvian Gambit
The Budapest Gambit
The Smith-Morra Gambit
Albin Counter-Gambit
The Benko Gambit
Defenses/Systems
Defenses and systems involve strategic defenses to particular opening patterns, or are opening patterns closely associated with particular professional players or players’ groups. Below are some popular defenses/systems:
The Sicilian Defense
The London System
The Fried Liver Attack
The Vienna Game
The Lolli Attack
The Scandinavian Defense
The Traxler Counter-Attack
The Ruy Lopez
The Semi-Slav
The Grunfeld Defense
The Scots Game
The Nimzo-Indian Defense
The Kings Indian Defense
Good YouTube resources on chess openings:
Other chess openings links:
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