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Chess Openings

Moves, ideas and history of the main openings for White and Black

Openings for White

  • Queen's GambitD06

    1. d4 d5 2. c4

    The Queen's Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4) offers the c-pawn to pull Black's d-pawn away from the center. Black cannot safely keep the pawn, so it is a gambit in name only.

Defenses for Black

  • Sicilian DefenseB20

    1. e4 c5

    The Sicilian Defense (1.e4 c5) is Black's most popular and combative reply to 1.e4. Black fights for d4 from the side, which leads to unbalanced games with chances for both players.