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The Caro–Kann Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: . 1. e4 c6. The Caro–Kann is a common defence against 1.e4.It is classified as a Semi-Open Game, like the Sicilian Defence and French Defence, although it is thought to be more solid and less dynamic than either of those openings.
Alternatively, 5.Nxe4 is likely to land White in an inferior version of the Fantasy Variation of the Caro–Kann Defence, with equality at best in positions that may not attract Blackmar–Diemer players, 5.fxe4 e5! is good for Black and other bishop moves allow Black to achieve superior versions of standard Blackmar–Diemer Gambit variations.
A40–A99 D00–D99 E00–E99. Synonym (s) d4. The Queen's Pawn Game is any chess opening starting with the move: 1. d4. It is the second-most popular opening move after 1.e4 (King's Pawn Game). This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.
Steinitz Variation in the Caro-Kann Defence: 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 [note 1]; Steinitz Variation in the Evans Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 d6 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 Na5 10.Bg5 f6 11.Be3
The English Opening is a chess opening that begins with the move: . 1. c4. A flank opening, it is the fourth most popular [1] [2] and, according to various databases, one of the four most successful of White's twenty possible first moves.
May 3–11, 1997: held in New York City, New York. Result: Deep Blue –Kasparov (3½–2½) Record set: First computer program to defeat a world champion in a match under tournament regulations. Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov was a pair of six-game chess matches between then- world chess champion Garry Kasparov and an IBM supercomputer called ...
Black's most common response is 1...d5, when the game can take on the character of a Dutch Defence (1.d4 f5) with colours reversed. White will then often either fianchetto their king's bishop with Nf3, g3, Bg2, and 0–0 with a reversed Leningrad Dutch; adopt a Stonewall formation with pawns on d4, e3, and f4 and attempt a kingside attack; or fianchetto their queen's bishop to increase their ...
The King's Indian Attack (or KIA) is a chess opening system where White adopts the setup more commonly seen being played by Black in the King's Indian Defence.The King's Indian Attack is characterised by the following moves: the central pawns are developed to e4 and d3, the knights are developed to d2 and f3, the king's bishop is fianchettoed at g2 following the g-pawn's move to g3, and White ...