Opening overview

This page gives an overview of the various chess openings. You can click an opening to read more about it and explore what other openings are based on it.

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack
Polish Opening
English Opening
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation
English Opening: King's English Variation
Queen's Pawn Opening
Old Benoni Defense
Queen's Gambit
Slav Defense
Queen's Gambit Accepted
Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit
Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights, Semi Tarrasch Defense
Semi-Slav Defense
Queen's Gambit Declined: Pseudo-Tarrasch Defense
Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense
Queen's Pawn Opening: Blackmar Gambit
Richter-Veresov Attack
London System
Queen's Pawn Opening: Torre Attack
Duch Defense
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted
Modern Defense with 1.d4
Trompowsky Attack
Benko Gambit
Benoni Defense: Modern Variation
Old Indian Defense
Budapest Gambit
Catalan Opening
Catalan Opening: Closed
Nimzo-Indian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation
Queen's Indian Defense
Bogo-Indian Defense
King's Indian Defense
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation
Grünfeld Defense
Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack
Grünfeld Defense: Stockholm Variation
Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation
King's Pawn Opening
Sicilian Defense
Alapin Sicilian Defense
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit
Closed Sicilian Defense
Closed Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian, Open, Accelerated Dragon Variation
Caro-Kann Defense
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation
Scandinavian Defense
Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation
Pirc Defense
Pirc Defense
Pirc Defense: Main Line, Austrian Attack
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation
Bishop's Opening
Danish Gambit
King's Gambit
King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation
King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit
King's Gambit Accepted
King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit
King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense
Vienna Game
Philidor Defense
Ruy Lopéz Opening
Ruy Lopéz Opening: Morphy Defense, Exchange Variation
Ruy Lopéz Opening: Classical Defense
Ruy Lopéz Opening: Old Steinitz Defense
Ruy Lopéz Opening: Jaenisch Gambit
Ruy Lopéz Opening: Berlin Defense
Italian Game
Giuoco Piano Game
Giuoco Piano Game: Evans Gambit
Italian Game: Hungarian Defense
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense
Scotch Game
Scotch Game: Classical Variation
Four Knights Game
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation
Petrov's Defense
Petrov's Defense: Steinitz Attack
Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game
French Defense
French Defense: Advance Variation
French Defense: Exchange Variation
French Defense: Winawer Variation
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation
French Defense: Classical Variation
French Defense: Classical, Burn Variation
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation
Modern Defense: Standard, Pterodactyl Defense
Alekhine's Defense
Bird's Opening
King's Fianchetto Opening
Grob Opening
Réti Opening
Réti Opening: Réti Gambit
King's Indian Attack