openings

A provocative defense inviting White to build a large pawn center

A dynamic hypermodern defense striking at White's center

A flexible hypermodern defense allowing White a strong center

An aggressive opening where White opens the center early

A solid and easy-to-learn system for White with consistent setup

A hypermodern opening that pins White's knight and controls the center with pieces

A flexible opening starting with 1.c4, allowing various pawn structures

A solid and reliable defense against 1.e4, favored by positional players

A hypermodern defense where Black allows White central control before counter-attacking

A classical opening offering a pawn to gain central control

One of the oldest and most classical chess openings, also known as the Spanish Opening

A solid defense characterized by the pawn chain e6-d5 against e4

The most popular and combative response to 1.e4, leading to asymmetrical positions

One of the oldest and most popular chess openings, focusing on rapid development