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Flank Openings
IOA00.IO📖 Learn ▶Irregular Openings without
1.d4, 1.e4, b3, c4, f4 and Nf3: Explore ▶
LAA01.LA📖 Learn ▶Larsen's Opening
1.b3: Explore ▶
ENA02.EN📖 Learn ▶English Opening
1.c4: Explore ▶
BIA03.BI📖 Learn ▶Bird's Opening
1.f4: Explore ▶
REA04.RE📖 Learn ▶Réti Opening
1.Nf3: Explore ▶

King's Defences 1.e4 without ...e5
IKB00.IK📖 Learn ▶Irregular King's Defences
1.e4 a5, a6, b6, f5, f6, g5, h5, h6, Na6, Nh6: Explore ▶
SIB01.SI📖 Learn ▶Sicilian Defence
1.e4 c5: Explore ▶
CKB02.CK📖 Learn ▶Caro-Kann Defence
1.e4 c6: Explore ▶
SCB03.SC📖 Learn ▶Scandinavian Defence
1.e4 d5: Explore ▶
PIB04.PI📖 Learn ▶Pirc Defence
1.e4 d6 (2.d4 Nf6): Explore ▶
FRB05.FR📖 Learn ▶French Defence
1.e4 e6: Explore ▶
ROB06.RO📖 Learn ▶Robatsch Defence
1.e4 g6: Explore ▶
PTB07.PT📖 Learn ▶Pterodactyl Defence
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5: Explore ▶
NDB08.ND📖 Learn ▶Nimzowitsch Defence
1.e4 Nc6: Explore ▶
ALB09.AL📖 Learn ▶Alekhine Defence
1.e4 Nf6: Explore ▶

Open Games 1.e4 e5
KPC00.KP📖 Learn ▶King's Pawn Game
1.e4 e5: Explore ▶
BSC01.BS📖 Learn ▶Bishop's Opening
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4: Explore ▶
CGC02.CG📖 Learn ▶Center Game
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4: Explore ▶
KDC03.KD📖 Learn ▶King's Gambit Declined
1.e4 e5 2.f4 without exf4: Explore ▶
KAC04.KA📖 Learn ▶King's Gambit Accepted
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4: Explore ▶
VIC05.VI📖 Learn ▶Vienna Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3: Explore ▶
KNC06.KN📖 Learn ▶King's Knight Opening
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3: Explore ▶
PHC07.PH📖 Learn ▶Philidor Defence
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6: Explore ▶
RLC08.RL📖 Learn ▶Ruy Lopez Opening
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5: Explore ▶
ITC09.IT📖 Learn ▶Italian Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4: Explore ▶
GIC10.GI📖 Learn ▶Giuoco Piano Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5: Explore ▶
EVC11.EV📖 Learn ▶Evans Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4: Explore ▶
TWC12.TW📖 Learn ▶Two Knights Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6: Explore ▶
POC13.PO📖 Learn ▶Ponziani Opening
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3: Explore ▶
SGC14.SG📖 Learn ▶Scotch Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4: Explore ▶
THC15.TH📖 Learn ▶Three Knights Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3: Explore ▶
FOC16.FO📖 Learn ▶Four Knights Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6: Explore ▶
RUC17.RU📖 Learn ▶Russian Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6: Explore ▶

Closed Games 1.d4 d5
QPD00.QP📖 Learn ▶Queen's Pawn Game
1.d4 d5: Explore ▶
QDD01.QD📖 Learn ▶Queen's Gambit Declined
1.d4 d5 2.c4 without dxc4: Explore ▶
QAD02.QA📖 Learn ▶Queen's Gambit Accepted
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4: Explore ▶
SLD03.SL📖 Learn ▶Slav Defence
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6: Explore ▶
BLD04.BL📖 Learn ▶Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4: Explore ▶
TAD05.TA📖 Learn ▶Tarrasch Defence
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 (4.cxd5 exd5): Explore ▶
SED06.SE📖 Learn ▶Semi-Slav Defence
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6: Explore ▶

Queen's Defences 1.d4 without ...d5
IQE00.IQ📖 Learn ▶Irregular Queen's Defences
1.d4 without ...c5, d5, e5, f5, g6, Nf6: Explore ▶
OBE01.OB📖 Learn ▶Old Benoni Defence
1.d4 c5: Explore ▶
EGE02.EG📖 Learn ▶Englund Gambit
1.d4 e5: Explore ▶
DUE03.DU📖 Learn ▶Dutch Defence
1.d4 f5: Explore ▶
MOE04.MO📖 Learn ▶Modern Defence
1.d4 g6: Explore ▶
INE05.IN📖 Learn ▶Indian Game
1.d4 Nf6: Explore ▶
BEE06.BE📖 Learn ▶Benoni Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5: Explore ▶
BGE07.BG📖 Learn ▶Benko Gambit
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5: Explore ▶
MBE08.MB📖 Learn ▶Modern Benoni
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6: Explore ▶
OIE09.OI📖 Learn ▶Old Indian Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6: Explore ▶
BUE10.BU📖 Learn ▶Budapest Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5: Explore ▶
CAE11.CA📖 Learn ▶Catalan Opening
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3: Explore ▶
NIE12.NI📖 Learn ▶Nimzo-Indian Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4: Explore ▶
BOE13.BO📖 Learn ▶Bogo-Indian Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+: Explore ▶
QIE14.QI📖 Learn ▶Queen's Indian Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6: Explore ▶
KIE15.KI📖 Learn ▶King's Indian Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6: Explore ▶
GRE16.GR📖 Learn ▶Grunfeld Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5. Neo Grunfeld 3.g3 d5: Explore ▶

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