Chess Openings by Name

Learn the connection between moves and the MICOS Code

When browsing openings by name, you’ll also see the starting chess notation and the MICOS Code. Over time, this helps connect move sequences (such as 1.e4 e6) with their structural opening family (French Defence) and its unique MICOS classification.

You can search within each alphabetical section by Opening Name, Chess Notation or MICOS Code.

📖 Chess Openings Range📘 Openings by Alphabet
150 Attack150 Attack
Abbazia Defence to Averbakh SystemA - Openings
Baeuerle Gambit to Byrne AttackB - Openings
Calabrese Counter-Gambit to Czech Indian DefenceC - Openings
Damiano Defence to Dzindzichashvili DefenceD - Openings
East Indian Defence to Exchange: 4…Nf6E - Openings
Fajarowicz Defence to From's Gambit: Siegener GambitF - Openings
Gaga Gambit to Gurgenidze SystemG - Openings
Haiti Defence to Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl Exchange DefenceH - Openings
Icelandic-Palme Gambit to Italian Noa GambitI - Openings
Jaenisch Counter-Attack to Junge DefenceJ - Openings
Kadas Gambit to Kveinis DefenceK - Openings
L Hermet Defence to Lutikov Attack: Murey AttackL - Openings
MacCutcheon Defence to Myers Polish Attack M - Openings
Najdorf Attack: 6.Bg5 to Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack: San Francisco GambitN - Openings
O'Kelly Defence to Ozol AttackO - Openings
Pachman Attack to Pyrenees GambitP - Openings
Quade Gambit to Quinteros DefenceQ - Openings
Ragozin Defence to Ryder GambitR - Openings
Saduleto Attack to Szabo DefenceS - Openings
Taimanov Attack to Two Pawns Attack: Tate AttackT - Openings
Ueberlinger Gambit to Urusov GambitU - Openings
Valencian Defence to Vulture DefenceV - Openings
Wade Defence to Woozle DefenceW - Openings
Yates Attack to Yusupov Attack: Rubinstein SystemY - Openings
Zaire Defence to Zurich GambitZ - Openings
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