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Openings

Every named line, with its moves, ideas and how it scores.

3,177 lines

King’s pawn

1.e4 and everything after it · 1,766 lines See all

C40 King's Knight Opening 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 B20 Sicilian Defence 1.e4 c5 C60 Ruy Lopez 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 C30 King's Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4 C00 French Defence 1.e4 e6 C50 Italian Game 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 C33 King's Gambit Accepted 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 B10 Caro-Kann Defence 1.e4 c6

Queen’s pawn

1.d4 without 1...Nf6 · 487 lines See all

D06 Queen's Gambit 1.d4 d5 2.c4 D10 Slav Defence 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 A80 Dutch Defence 1.d4 f5 D00 Blackmar-Diemer Gambit 1.d4 d5 2.e4 D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 D32 Tarrasch Defence 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 D00 Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Accepted 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3

Indian defences

1.d4 Nf6 and what follows · 532 lines See all

A45 Indian Defence 1.d4 Nf6 E61 King's Indian Defence 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 E20 Nimzo-Indian Defence 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 E12 Queen's Indian Defence 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 D80 Grünfeld Defence 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 A56 Benoni Defence 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 A48 East Indian Defence 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 A57 Benko Gambit 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5

Flank openings

1.c4, 1.Nf3 and the rest · 392 lines See all

A09 Réti Opening 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 A07 King's Indian Attack 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 A00 Polish Opening, with d5 1.b4 d5 A00 Lasker Simul Special 1.g3 h5 A00 Global Opening 1.h3 e5 2.a3 A00 Valencia Opening 1.d3 e5 2.Nd2 A15 English Orangutan 1.c4 Nf6 2.b4 A07 King's Indian Attack, with e6 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6

Names and moves from a public list of chess openings (CC0).