Blunderbase

Zukertort Opening

The Zukertort Opening starts 1. Nf3. The opening book names 40 variations of it, under ECO A04 to A41.

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All 40 Zukertort Opening variations

  • A04Arctic Defense1. Nf3 f6
  • A04Arctic Defense, Drunken Knight Variation1. Nf3 f6 2. e4 Nh6 3. d4 Nf7
  • A04Basman Defense1. Nf3 h6
  • A04Black Mustang Defense1. Nf3 Nc6
  • A04Drunken Cavalry Variation1. Nf3 Na6 2. e4 Nh6
  • A04Dutch Variation1. Nf3 f5
  • A04Herrstrom Gambit1. Nf3 g5
  • A04Kingside Fianchetto1. Nf3 g6
  • A04Lisitsyn Gambit1. Nf3 f5 2. e4
  • A04Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 Nf6 3. e4
  • A04Pirc Invitation1. Nf3 d6
  • A04Polish Defense1. Nf3 b5
  • A04Queen's Gambit Invitation1. Nf3 e6
  • A04Queenside Fianchetto Variation1. Nf3 b6
  • A04Ross Gambit1. Nf3 e5
  • A04Shabalov Gambit1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 a6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b5
  • A04Sicilian Invitation1. Nf3 c5
  • A04Slav Invitation1. Nf3 c6
  • A04Speelsmet Gambit1. Nf3 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. e3
  • A04St. George Defense1. Nf3 a6
  • A04The Walrus1. Nf3 e5 2. Nxe5 Nc6 3. Nxc6 dxc6
  • A04Vos Gambit1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 e5
  • A04Wade Defense1. Nf3 d6 2. e4 Bg4
  • A04Ware Defense1. Nf3 a5
  • A05Double Fianchetto Attack1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O
  • A05Lemberger Gambit1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e4
  • A05Myers Polish Attack1. Nf3 Nf6 2. a4 g6 3. b4
  • A05Nimzo-Larsen Variation1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3
  • A05Quiet System1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3
  • A06Ampel Variation1. Nf3 d5 2. Rg1
  • A06Old Indian Attack1. Nf3 d5 2. d3
  • A06Pachman Gambit1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. b3
  • A06Regina-Nu Gambit1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3
  • A06Reversed Mexican Defense1. Nf3 d5 2. Nc3
  • A06Santasiere's Folly1. b4 d5 2. Nf3
  • A06Tennison Gambit1. e4 d5 2. Nf3
  • A06Tennison Gambit, Brigg's Trap1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Qe2 Qd4
  • A06The Potato1. Nf3 d5 2. a4
  • A08Reversed Grünfeld1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 (also reached by 3 other move orders)
  • A41Wade Defense, Chigorin Plan1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. c4 Nd7 4. Qb3 Rb8

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