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Chess Openings: King's Gambit
by BobChessOpenings
Category – Open Game Opening Move Sequence – 1 e4 e5, 2 f4 ECO Codes – C30 to C39 King's Gambit opening has a long documented history. Both Luis Ramirez de Lucena and Giulio Polerio analyzed... published 12 months ago
Chess Openings: Caro-Kann Defense
by GarChessOpenings
Category – Semi Open Game Opening Move Sequence – 1 e4 c6 ECO Codes – B10 and B19 Named after Englishman Horatio Caro and Austrian Marcus Kann, this opening was studied by them in nineteenth ... published 12 months ago
Chess Openings: Flank openings
by BenChessOpenings
Flank openings Flank openings are openings where the White opens with a move other than e4 or d5. However they do not include the 12 obviously weak openings classed as unusual openings. Flank opening... published 12 months ago
Chess Openings: Scandinavian Defense
by TomChessOpenings
Category – Semi Open Game Opening Move Sequence – 1 e4 d5 ECO Codes – B01 Scandinavian Defense also known as Center Counter Defense was documented in a game played in 1475 in Valencia and... published 12 months ago
Chess Openings: French Defense
by BenChessOpenings
Category – Semi Open Game Opening Move Sequence – 1 e4 e6 ECO Codes – C00 and C19 French Defense was so named after 1834 London vs. Paris correspondence match though the opening was... published 12 months ago
Chess Openings: Sicilian Defense
by ReyChessOpenings
Category – Semi Open Game Opening Move Sequence – 1 e4 c5 ECO Codes – B20 and B99 Analyzed as far back as 1594 by Sicilian Giulio Polerio (after whom it is named) and Gioachino Greco, ... published 12 months ago
Chess Openings: Closed games
by TomChessOpenings
Closed Games Closed Game or Double Queen Pawn Games are openings where the first moves are 1 d4 d5. The term “closed” can be misleading since they do not necessarily lead to closed positions. ... published 12 months ago
Chess Magic
by Sean Clifford
1. Bring back the Cold War. Chess popularity was at it's peak during the cold war. Many of the most famous and infamous players flourished during this era. The risk of total nuclear annihilation would be a... published 4 months ago
Chess Openings: Semi-Closed Games
by ReyChessOpenings
Semi-Closed Games and Irregular and Unusual Openings Semi-Closed Games Semi-Closed Games or Single Queen Pawn Games are openings where after the White’s opening move 1 d4 Black replies by a move... published 12 months ago
Simple Dangerous Openings
by paolodm
I believe a lot of chess players (and even masters) go about studying the opening in the wrong way. Too often, it's all about memorization and not enough about understanding. I've said it before and I'll say... published 9 months ago









