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Sokolsky's work defended the viability of the opening even at the highest levels of professional play. [10] The final term, and the one used in contemporary books and chess websites such as Chess.com and Lichess, is the Polish Opening. This is by analogy to the Polish Defense (1. d4 b5), where Black's Queen's Knight pawn is advanced two spaces. [6]
The Benoni Defense, or simply the Benoni, is a chess opening characterized by an early reply of ...c5 against White's opening move 1.d4.. The original form of the Benoni, now known as the Old Benoni, is characterized by
The Modern Benoni is a chess opening that begins with the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6.It is classified under the ECO codes A60–A79. After the initial moves, Black proceeds to capture on d5, creating a majority of black pawns on the queenside.
The Mieses Opening is a chess opening that begins with the move: 1. d3. The opening is named after the German-British grandmaster Jacques Mieses. It is considered an irregular opening, so it is classified under the A00 code in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
6.Bg5 is an aggressive attempt by White to refute the opening and was regarded as the main line until the 1980s when its use began to decline. [12] Bobby Fischer, who called the Najdorf "one of the greatest creations in chess theory", favoured the Lipnitzky/Fischer Attack (6.Bc4) for much of his career. [11]
An alternative approach for White is 3.Bc4, delaying d2–d4, or forgoing it entirely, playing d2–d3 instead. The move 3.Bc4 is also White's route to a possible Légal Trap. Some continuations: 3...Nc6 transposes to the Semi-Italian Opening. [36] 3...f5 is the López Countergambit: [37] 4.d4 transposes to the Philidor Countergambit. [38]
The King's Fianchetto Opening or Benko's Opening [1] (also known as the Hungarian Opening, Barcza Opening, or Bilek Opening) is a chess opening characterized by the move: 1. g3. White's 1.g3 ranks as the fifth most popular opening move, but it is far less popular than 1.e4, 1.d4, 1.c4 and 1.Nf3. It is usually followed by 2.Bg2, fianchettoing ...
The Blumenfeld Countergambit is a chess opening characterised by the moves 3...e6 4.Nf3 b5 in the Benoni Defense arising after: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nf3 b5. or alternatively: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5. In fact, as many as 30 different move orders are possible. [1]