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In chess, the Dragon Variation [1] is one of the main lines of the Sicilian Defence and begins with the moves: . 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6. In the Dragon, Black's bishop is fianchettoed on g7, castling on the king's side while aiming the bishop at the center and queenside.
This is a list of chess openings, ... Anderssen's Opening: Polish Gambit: 1. a3 a5 2. b4; ... Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Amsterdam Variation: 1. e4 c5 2 ...
This is a list of chess openings that are gambits. The gambits are organized into sections by the parent chess opening, giving the gambit name, ECO code, and defining moves in algebraic chess notation .
The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: . 1. e4 c5. The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4. The opening 1.d4 is a statistically more successful opening for White because of the high success rate of the Sicilian defence against 1.e4.
The opening is the initial stage of a chess game. It usually consists of established theory.The other phases are the middlegame and the endgame. [1] Many opening sequences, known as openings, have standard names such as "Sicilian Defense".
Aachen Gambit of the Nimzowitsch Defence – 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 Nb4; Aasum Gambit of the Dunst Opening - 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Bc4; Abbazia Defence of the King's Gambit – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5 [2] Adelaide Countergambit of the King's Gambit – 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5; Agincourt Defense of the English Opening – 1.c4 e6
The Queen's Gambit is the chess opening that starts with the moves: [1]. 1. d4 d5 2. c4. It is one of the oldest openings and is still commonly played today. It is traditionally described as a gambit because White appears to sacrifice the c-pawn; however, this could be considered a misnomer as Black cannot retain the pawn without incurring a disadvantage.
Bird's Opening (or the Dutch Attack) is a chess opening characterised by the move: 1. f4. Named after 19th century English player Henry Bird, Bird's opening is a standard flank opening. White's strategic ideas involve control of the e5-square, offering good attacking chances at the expense of slightly weakening their own kingside. Black may ...