Tactics by Opening Groups

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Flank Openings

IOA00.IO Explore 📖Irregular Openings: Fourteen Openings without 1.d4, 1.e4, b3, c4, f4 and Nf3
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NLA01.NL Explore 📖 Larsen's Opening: 1. b3
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ENA02.EN Explore 📖English Opening: 1.c4
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BIA03.BI Explore 📖Bird's Opening: 1.f4
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REA04.RE Explore 📖Réti Opening: 1. Nf3
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King's Defences 1.e4 without ...e5

IKB00.IK Explore 📖Irregular King's Defences: a5, a6, b6, f5, f6, g5, h5, h6, Na6, Nh6
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SIB01.SI Explore 📖Sicilian Defence: 1.e4 c5
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CKB02.CK Explore 📖Caro-Kann Defence: 1.e4 c6
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SCB03.SC Explore 📖Scandinavian Defence: 1.e4 d5
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PIB04.PI Explore 📖Pirc Defence: 1.e4 d6 (2.d4 Nf6)
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FRB05.FR Explore 📖French Defence: 1.e4 e6
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NDB08.ND Explore 📖Nimzowitsch Defence: 1.e4 Nc6
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ALB09.AL Explore 📖Alekhine Defence: 1.e4 Nf6
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Open Games 1.e4 e5

KPC00.KP Explore 📖King's Pawn Game: 1e4 e5
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BSC01.BS Explore 📖Bishop's Opening: 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4
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CGC02.CG Explore 📖Center Game: 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4
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KDC03.KD Explore 📖King's Gambit Declined: 1.e4 e5 2.f4 without exf4
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KAC04.KA Explore 📖King's Gambit Accepted: 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4
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VIC05.VI Explore 📖Vienna Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3
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PHC07.PH Explore 📖Philidor Defence: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6
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RLC08.RL Explore 📖Ruy Lopez Opening: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
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ITC09.IT Explore 📖Italian Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4
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GIC10.GI Explore 📖Giuoco Piano Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
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EVC11.EV Explore 📖Evans Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4
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TWC12.TW Explore 📖Two Knights Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
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POC13.PO Explore 📖Ponziani Opening: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3
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SGC14.SG Explore 📖Scotch Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4
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THC15.TH Explore 📖Three Knights Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3
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FOC16.FO Explore 📖Four Knights Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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RUC17.RU Explore 📖Russian Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6
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Closed Games 1.d4 d5

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

DUE03.DU Explore 📖Dutch Defence: 1.d4 f5
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MOE04.MO Explore 📖Modern Defences: 1.d4 g6
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INE05.IN Explore 📖Indian Game: 1.d4 Nf6
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BEE06.BE Explore 📖Benoni Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5
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BGE07.BG Explore 📖Benko Gambit: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
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OIE09.OI Explore 📖Old Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6
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CAE11.CA Explore 📖Catalan Opening: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3
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NIE12.NI Explore 📖Nimzo-Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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BOE13.BO Explore 📖Bogo-Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
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QIE14.QI Explore 📖Queen's Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
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KIE15.KI Explore 📖King's Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6
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GRE16.GR Explore 📖Grunfeld Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5. Neo Grunfeld 3.g3 d5
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