Chess openings and their variations
Every opening below is played out on a board, move by move, with each of its named variations. The names and moves are the lichess opening book, which is public domain.
Flank and irregular openings
- Barnes Opening
- Benko Gambit
- Benko Gambit Accepted
- Benko Gambit Declined
- Benoni Defense
- Bird Opening
- Colle System
- Dutch Defense
- English Defense
- English Opening
- Englund Gambit
- Englund Gambit Declined
- Grob Opening
- Hungarian Opening
- Indian Defense
- Kádas Opening
- King's Indian Attack
- Mieses Opening
- Mikenas Defense
- Modern Defense
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack
- Old Indian Defense
- Polish Opening
- Pterodactyl Defense
- Queen's Pawn Game
- Réti Opening
- Sodium Attack
- Torre Attack
- Trompowsky Attack
- Van Geet Opening
- Van't Kruijs Opening
- Ware Opening
- Zukertort Opening
Semi-open games except the French
Open games and the French
- Bishop's Opening
- Center Game
- Danish Gambit Accepted
- Elephant Gambit
- Four Knights Game
- French Defense
- Italian Game
- King's Gambit Accepted
- King's Gambit Declined
- Latvian Gambit
- Latvian Gambit Accepted
- Petrov's Defense
- Philidor Defense
- Ponziani Opening
- Ruy Lopez
- Scotch Game
- Three Knights Opening
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense
- Vienna Game
Closed and semi-closed games
Indian defenses
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