Tactics by Opening Groups

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Flank Openings

IOIrregular Openings: Fourteen Openings without 1.d4, 1.e4, b3, c4, f4 and Nf3
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LA Larsen's Opening: 1. b3
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ENEnglish Opening: 1.c4
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BIBird's Opening: 1.f4
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RERéti Opening: 1. Nf3
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King's Defences 1.e4 without ...e5

IKIrregular King's Defences: a5, a6, b6, f5, f6, g5, h5, h6, Na6, Nh6
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SISicilian Defence: 1.e4 c5
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CKCaro-Kann Defence: 1.e4 c6
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SCScandinavian Defence: 1.e4 d5
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PIPirc Defence: 1.e4 d6 (2.d4 Nf6)
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FRFrench Defence: 1.e4 e6
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NDNimzowitsch Defence: 1.e4 Nc6
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ALAlekhine Defence: 1.e4 Nf6
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Open Games 1.e4 e5

KPKing's Pawn Game: 1e4 e5
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BSBishop's Opening: 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4
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CGCenter Game: 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4
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KDKing's Gambit Declined: 1.e4 e5 2.f4 without exf4
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KAKing's Gambit Accepted: 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4
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VIVienna Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3
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PHPhilidor Defence: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6
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RLRuy Lopez Opening: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
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ITItalian Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4
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GIGiuoco Piano Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
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EVEvans Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4
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TWTwo Knights Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
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POPonziani Opening: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3
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SGScotch Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4
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THThree Knights Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3
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FOFour Knights Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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RURussian Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6
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Closed Games 1.d4 d5

QPQueen's Pawn Game: 1.d4 d5
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QDQueen's Gambit Declined: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 without dxc4
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QAQueen's Gambit Accepted: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4
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SLSlav Defence: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6
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TATarrasch Defence: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 (4.cxd5 exd5)
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SESemi-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

DUDutch Defence: 1.d4 f5
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MOModern Defences: 1.d4 g6
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INIndian Game: 1.d4 Nf6
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BEBenoni Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5
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BGBenko Gambit: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
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OIOld Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6
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CACatalan Opening: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3
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NINimzo-Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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BOBogo-Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
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QIQueen's Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
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KIKing's Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6
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GRGrunfeld Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5. Neo Grunfeld 3.g3 d5
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