Blunderbase

King's Pawn Game

The King's Pawn Game starts 1. e4. The opening book names 34 variations of it, under ECO B00 to C44.

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All 34 King's Pawn Game variations

  • B07Maróczy Defense1. e4 d6 2. d4 e5
  • C20Alapin Opening1. e4 e5 2. Ne2
  • C20Bavarian Gambit1. e4 e5 2. c4 d5
  • C20Beyer Gambit1. e4 e5 2. d4 d5
  • C20Clam Variation, King's Gambit Reversed1. e4 e5 2. d3 f5
  • C20Clam Variation, Radisch Gambit1. e4 e5 2. d3 Nf6 3. f4 Bc5
  • C20King's Head Opening1. e4 e5 2. f3 (also reached by 1 other move order)
  • C20Leonardis Variation1. e4 e5 2. d3
  • C20MacLeod Attack1. e4 e5 2. c3
  • C20MacLeod Attack, Lasa Gambit1. e4 e5 2. c3 f5
  • C20MacLeod Attack, Norwalde Gambit1. e4 e5 2. c3 d5 3. Qh5 Bd6
  • C20Mengarini's Opening1. e4 e5 2. a3
  • C20Napoleon Attack1. e4 e5 2. Qf3
  • C20Philidor Gambit1. e4 e5 2. d4 d6 3. dxe5 Bd7
  • C20Tortoise Opening1. e4 e5 2. Bd3
  • C20Wayward Queen Attack1. e4 e5 2. Qh5
  • C20Wayward Queen Attack, Kiddie Countergambit1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nf6
  • C20Wayward Queen Attack, Mellon Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nh6 4. d3 g6 5. Qf3 f6 6. Ne2 d5
  • C20Weber Gambit1. e4 e5 2. d3 d5 3. exd5 c6 4. dxc6 Nxc6
  • C40Busch-Gass Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5
  • C40Busch-Gass Gambit, Chiodini Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 Nc6
  • C40Damiano Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6
  • C40Damiano Defense, Damiano Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6 3. Nxe5 fxe5 4. Qh5+ g6 5. Qxe5+ Qe7 6. Qxh8
  • C40Damiano Defense, Damiano Gambit, Chigorin Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6 3. Nxe5 Qe7 4. Nf3 d5
  • C40Gunderam Defense, Gunderam Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qe7 3. Bc4 f5
  • C40Gunderam Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 c6
  • C40La Bourdonnais Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qf6 3. Bc4 Qg6 4. O-O
  • C40McConnell Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qf6
  • C44Dresden Opening1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4
  • C44Pachman Wing Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b4
  • C44Schulze-Müller Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nxe5 Nxe5 4. d4
  • C44Tayler Opening1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 (also reached by 1 other move order)
  • C44Tayler Opening, Basman Gambit1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5
  • C44Tayler Opening, Inverted Hanham1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5. Nbd2

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