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The Dutch Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. d4 f5. Black's 1...f5 stakes a claim to the e4-square and envisions an attack in the middlegame on White's kingside; however, it also weakens Black's kingside to an extent (especially the e8–h5 diagonal). [1] Like its 1.e4 counterpart, the Sicilian Defence, the Dutch is an ...
Modern Defense. The Modern Defense (also known as the Robatsch Defence after Karl Robatsch) is a hypermodern chess opening in which Black allows White to occupy the center with pawns on d4 and e4, then proceeds to attack and undermine this "ideal" center without attempting to occupy it. The Modern Defense usually starts with the opening moves:
The French Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: . 1. e4 e6. This is most commonly followed by 2.d4 d5. Black usually plays ...c5 soon after, attacking White's pawn centre and gaining space on the queenside. [2]
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.
An unusual deviation for Black is 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6, which can transpose to the Scheveningen Variation of the Sicilian Defence after 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bb5+ c6 6.Be2 0-0 7.Be3 c5 8.0-0 cxd4 9.Nxd4. An unusual but quite reasonable deviation for White is 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.f3.
The Budapest Gambit (or Budapest Defence) is a chess opening that begins with the moves: . 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5. Despite an early debut in 1896, the Budapest Gambit received attention from leading players only after a win as Black by Grandmaster Milan Vidmar over Akiba Rubinstein in 1918. [2]
Nc6 4.Qa4; as well as the Ponziani and Center Game openings, to name just a few. Just like 1... c6 is playable for black for any starting move from white, this is similarly true for 1. c3 - however, moves like 1. e4 and 1. d4 are considered to give white better chances for advantage due to white's first-move advantage/initiative.
Alekhine's Defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 Nf6. Black tempts White's pawns forward to form a broad pawn centre, with plans to undermine and attack the white structure later in the spirit of hypermodern defence. White's imposing mass of pawns in the centre often includes pawns on c4, d4, e5, and f4.