L – Chess Openings by Name
| Opening Name | Chess Notation | MICOS Code | MICOS CAP |
|---|---|---|---|
| L Hermet Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 f5 | C02.026.CG | Explore ▶ |
| La Bourdonnais Attack | 1.e4 e6 2.f4 | B05.185.FR | Explore ▶ |
| La Bourdonnais Attack: Reuter Gambit | 1.e4 e6 2.f4 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 | B05.186.FR | Explore ▶ |
| La Bourdonnais Attack: Reuter Gambit: 4.Ng5 | 1.e4 e6 2.f4 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Ng5 | B05.187.FR | Explore ▶ |
| La Bourdonnais Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Qf6 3.Bc4 Qg6 4.O-O | C06.055.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Labahn Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.b4 | B02.003.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Labahn Attack: Double Gambit | 1.e4 c6 2.b4 d5 3.b5 | B02.004.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Labahn Attack: Polish Attack | 1.e4 c6 2.b4 e5 3.Bb2 | B02.005.CK | Explore ▶ |
| Lamb Defence | 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 Nc6 | D04.066.BL | Explore ▶ |
| Lanc-Arnold Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3 Bc5 4.c3 | C02.016.CG | Explore ▶ |
| Lanc-Arnold Gambit: Schippler Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3 Bc5 4.c3 dxc3 5.Bc4 | C02.017.CG | Explore ▶ |
| Landau Attack | 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Qb3 Qc8 7.Bd2 e6 8.Na3 | D03.023.SL | Explore ▶ |
| Langeheinecke Defence | 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 e3 | D04.034.BL | Explore ▶ |
| Larsen Attack | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be3 | E15.099.KI | Explore ▶ |
| Larsen Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 g6 | C07.015.PH | Explore ▶ |
| Larsen's Opening | 1.b3 | A01.001.LA | Explore ▶ |
| Lasker Dunne Attack | 1.e4 c5 2.g3 | B01.068.SI | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 | C06.010.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit Accepted: 3.Nxe5 | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 | C06.026.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit Accepted: 4.d4 | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Qf6 4.d4 | C06.030.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit Accepted: Bilguer Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Qf6 4.d4 d6 5.Nc4 | C06.031.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit Accepted: Bronstein Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Qf6 4.d4 d6 5.Nc4 fxe4 6.Be2 | C06.032.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit Accepted: Bronstein Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Qf6 4.d4 d6 5.Nc4 fxe4 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qe2 | C06.034.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit Accepted: Corkscrew Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Nf6 4.Bc4 fxe4 5.Nf7 Qe7 6.Nxh8 d5 | C06.028.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit Accepted: Foltys Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Qf6 4.Nc4 fxe4 5.d3 | C06.036.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit Accepted: Foltys-Leonhardt Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Qf6 4.Nc4 | C06.035.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit Accepted: Fraser Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Nc6 | C06.027.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit Accepted: Greco Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Qe7 | C06.029.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit Accepted: Leonhardt Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Qf6 4.Nc4 fxe4 5.Nc3 | C06.037.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit Accepted: Nimzowitsch Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Qf6 4.d4 d6 5.Nc4 fxe4 6.Ne3 | C06.033.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit: 3.exf5 | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.exf5 | C06.023.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit: Behting Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 Qg5 5.Nf7 Qxg2 6.Rf1 d5 7.Nxh8 Nf6 | C06.018.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit: Clam Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.d3 Nc6 4.exf5 | C06.021.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit: Corkscrew Counter-Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 Nf6 | C06.015.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit: Diepstraten Counter-Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.c4 | C06.020.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit: Duke of Courland | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 Qg5 5.d4 Qxg2 6.Qh5 g6 7.Bf7+ Kd8 8.Bxg6 Qxh1+ | C06.017.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit: Lobster Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.g4 | C06.024.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit: Mason Counter-Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.d4 | C06.022.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 | C06.012.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack - Morgado Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 Nf6 | C06.019.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack - Poisoned Pawn Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 Qg5 5.d4 Qxg2 | C06.016.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack - Polerio-Svedenborg Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 fxe4 4.Nxe5 d5 | C06.014.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack - Strautins Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 b5 | C06.013.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit: Mlotkowski Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nc3 | C06.025.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Latvian Gambit: Senechaud Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.b4 | C06.011.KN | Explore ▶ |
| Lazard Gambit | 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nd2 e5 | E05.055.IN | Explore ▶ |
| Lazy Knight Defence | 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nd7 | B01.273.SI | Explore ▶ |
| Lean Defence | 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 f5 | B08.041.ND | Explore ▶ |
| Lean Defence: Colorado Counter Accepted | 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 f5 3.exf5 | B08.042.ND | Explore ▶ |
| Lemberg Gambit | 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.e4 | A04.087.RE | Explore ▶ |
| Lemberger Counter-Gambit | 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 e5 | D04.013.BL | Explore ▶ |
| Lemberger Counter-Gambit: Diemer Attack | 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 e5 4.Be3 | D04.014.BL | Explore ▶ |
| Lemberger Counter-Gambit: Endgame | 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 e5 4.dxe5 | D04.015.BL | Explore ▶ |
| Lemberger Counter-Gambit: Rassmussen Attack | 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nge2 | D04.016.BL | Explore ▶ |
| Lemberger Counter-Gambit: Simple Attack | 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nxe4 | D04.017.BL | Explore ▶ |
| Lemberger Counter-Gambit: Snijders Attack | 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 e5 4.Qh5 | D04.018.BL | Explore ▶ |
| Lemming Defence | 1.e4 Na6 | B00.031.IK | Explore ▶ |
| Leningrad Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 | E03.035.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Leningrad Attack | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5 | E12.014.NI | Explore ▶ |
| Leningrad Attack: Averbakh Gambit | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5 h6 5.Bh4 c5 6.d5 b5 | E12.015.NI | Explore ▶ |
| Leningrad Attack: Benoni Defence | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5 h6 5.Bh4 c5 6.d5 d6 | E12.016.NI | Explore ▶ |
| Leningrad Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 | E03.034.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Leningrad Defence: Basman System | 1.d4 f5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nf3 c6 5.O-O Nh6 | E03.053.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Leningrad Defence: Karlsbad Attack | 1.d4 f5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nh3 | E03.054.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Leningrad Defence: Matulovic Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Nc6 | E03.037.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Leningrad Defence: Warsaw Defence | 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 c6 | E03.036.DU | Explore ▶ |
| Leonardis Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.d3 | C00.013.KP | Explore ▶ |
| Leonhardt Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.Qa4 Nf6 | C13.007.PO | Explore ▶ |
| Leonhardt Gambit | 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.b4 | B03.032.SC | Explore ▶ |
| Levitsky Attack (Hodgson Attack) | 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 | D00.007.QP | Explore ▶ |
| Levitsky Attack: Euwe Modern Defence | 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 c6 4.Nf3 Qb6 | D00.009.QP | Explore ▶ |
| Levitsky Attack: Welling Defence | 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 Bg4 | D00.008.QP | Explore ▶ |
| Lewis Counter-Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.c3 d5 | C01.010.BS | Explore ▶ |
| Lewis Counter-Gambit: 4…Nf6 | 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.c3 d5 4.Bxd5 Nf6 | C01.011.BS | Explore ▶ |
| Lewis Counter-Gambit: Walker Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.c3 d5 4.Bxd5 Nf6 5.d4 | C01.012.BS | Explore ▶ |
| Lewis Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.d4 | C01.015.BS | Explore ▶ |
| Lichtenhein Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Nc3 d5 | C17.004.RU | Explore ▶ |
| Liedmann Gambit | 1.d4 c5 2.c4 cxd4 3.e3 | E01.004.OB | Explore ▶ |
| Linares Defence | 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 c5 4.d5 Nf6 5.Nc3 b5 | D02.011.QA | Explore ▶ |
| Linder Counter-Gambit | 1.d4 Nf6 2.f3 e6 3.e4 Nxe4 | E05.042.IN | Explore ▶ |
| Lion Defence: Anti-Philidor Attack | 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.f4 | B04.035.PI | Explore ▶ |
| Lion Defence: Anti-Philidor Attack - Lion's Cave Defence | 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.f4 e5 | B04.036.PI | Explore ▶ |
| Lion Defence: Anti-Philidor Attack - Lion's Cave Defence - Lion's Claw Gambit | 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.f4 e5 5.Nf3 exd4 6.Qxd4 c6 7.Bc4 d5 | B04.037.PI | Explore ▶ |
| Lion Defence: Bayonet Attack | 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.g4 | B04.038.PI | Explore ▶ |
| Lion Defence: Lion's Jaw Attack | 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.f3 | B04.007.PI | Explore ▶ |
| Lisitsin Gambit: Dalesio-Pirc Line | 1.Nf3 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Ng5 | A04.073.RE | Explore ▶ |
| Lisitsyn Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 c6 3.d4 d5 4.exd5 cxd5 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.Bxd7+ Nxd7 7.dxe5 Nxe5 8.Ne2 | C01.021.BS | Explore ▶ |
| Lisitsyn Gambit | 1.Nf3 f5 2.e4 | A04.071.RE | Explore ▶ |
| Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred | 1.Nf3 f5 2.d3 Nf6 3.e4 | A04.070.RE | Explore ▶ |
| Lizard Defence: Mittenberger Gambit | 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d5 | B06.024.RO | Explore ▶ |
| Lizard Defence: Pirc Defence - Diemer Gambit | 1.d4 g6 2.h4 Nf6 3.h5 | E04.017.MO | Explore ▶ |
| Lolli Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.d4 | C12.062.TW | Explore ▶ |
| Lolli Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 Nxd4 4.Nxd4 exd4 5.Qxd4 | C14.058.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Lolli Defence | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 Nxd4 | C14.056.SG | Explore ▶ |
| Lolli Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Bxf7+ | C04.079.KA | Explore ▶ |
| Lolli Young Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.O-O gxf3 7.Qxf3 Qf6 8.d4 Qxd4+ 9.Be3 Qf6 10.Nc3 | C04.080.KA | Explore ▶ |
| London Defensive System: Caro-Kann Defence | 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3 Nf6 4.g3 Bf5 5.Bg2 e6 6.Bb2 Nbd7 | A02.037.EN | Explore ▶ |
| London System | 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 | D00.050.QP | Explore ▶ |
| London System | 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 | E05.069.IN | Explore ▶ |
| London System: 2…g6 3.Bf4 | 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 | E05.076.IN | Explore ▶ |
| London System: 3.Bf4 | 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 | D00.047.QP | Explore ▶ |
| London System: 4.Nbd2 | 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.Nbd2 | E05.077.IN | Explore ▶ |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn | 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Qb6 5.Nc3 | D00.051.QP | Explore ▶ |
| London System: Pterodactyl Defence | 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.Bf4 c5 4.c3 cxd4 5.cxd4 Qa5+ | E04.018.MO | Explore ▶ |
| Lopez Counter-Gambit | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 | C07.005.PH | Explore ▶ |
| Lopez Counter-Gambit: Jaenisch Attack | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 exd4 5.Ng5 Nh6 6.Nxh7 | C07.006.PH | Explore ▶ |
| Lundin Defence | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Ne4 5.Nxe4 dxe4 6.Qd2 c5 | E16.022.GR | Explore ▶ |
| Lundin Defence: Bronstein Counter-Gambit | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 d6 4.Nc3 g6 5.e4 b5 | E06.003.BE | Explore ▶ |
| Lutikov Attack | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.f3 | E16.053.GR | Explore ▶ |
| Lutikov Attack: Murey Attack | 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.f3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Na4 | E16.054.GR | Explore ▶ |
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