Topic: Chess
Here is an overview of the posts I have written about chess.
Please take a look and see what you like!
If there’s anything missing, let me know and I’ll write about it too 🙂
- An Overview of Some Chess Topics
- The Best Youtube Playlists for Learning Chess (videos)
- An Overview of the Most Legit Chess Openings (with diagrams) – no dubious openings included
- The Best Chess Openings to Learn to Improve Your Game: Two Openings for White and Two Openings for Black
Chess Openings for White:
1. Open Game – 1. e4 e5:
Ruy Lopez (C60): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
Italian Game (C50): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4
Giuco Piano (C50): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
Two Knights Defense (C55): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
Scotch Game (C44): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
King’s Gambit (C30): 1. e4 e5 2. f4
Viena Game (C25): 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3
Bishop’s Game (C23): 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4
2. Closed Game – 1. d4 d5:
Queen’s Gambit (D06): 1. d4 d5 2. c4
Queen’s Gambit Declined (D30): 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6
Queen’s Gambit Accepted (D20): 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4
London System (D02): 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4
Torre Attack ( ): 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5
Colle System ( ): 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3
3. Flank Opening:
English Opening (A10): 1. c4
Reti’s Opening (A04): 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4
King’s Indian Attack (A07): 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3
Bird’s Opening (A02): 1. f4
Chess Openings for Black:
1. Open Game: 1. e4 e5:
Petrov’s Defense (C42): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
2. Semi-Open Game: 1. e4 Black plays other than e5
Sicilian Defense (B20): 1. e4 c5
French Defense (C00): 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5
Caro-Kann Defense (B10): 1. e4 c6
Scandinavian Defense (B01): 1. e4 d5
Alekhine’s Defense (B02): 1. e4 Nf6
Pirc Defense (B07): 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3
The Modern Defense (B06): 1. e4 g6
Nimzowitsch Defense (B00): 1. e4 Nc6
3. Closed Game – 1. d4 d5:
Slav Defense (D10): 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6
4. Indian Defenses – 1. d4 Nf6
Nimzo-Indian Defense (E20): 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
Kings-Indian Defense (E60): 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6
Grunfield Defense (D70): 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5
Queen’s Indian Defense (E12): 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6
Modern Benoni (A60): 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6
Budapest Gambit (A51): 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5
Old Indian Defense (A53): 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6
5. Semi-Closed Games – Other Responses to 1. d4
Dutch Defense (A80): 1. d4 f5
Benoni Defense (A43): 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5
Benko Gambit (A57): 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5
Chess Middlegame:
Winning Chess Tactics – by Yasser Seirawan
The Power of Pawns: Chest Structure Fundamentals for Post-Beginners
Chess Structures – A Grandmaster Guide
Mastering Chess Middlegames
Chess Endgames:
100 Chess Endgames You Must Know to Win! (by Jesus de la Villa)
Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual
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