Benoni Defense is a queen's pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5. Black immediately challenges white’s d4 pawn and almost forces it to advance and lock the pawn center. Now, if...

Queen’s Indian Defense Chess Opening

Queen’s Indian defense is a queen's pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 . White plays 3.Nf3 to avoid the sharp Nimzo Indian defense which occurs after 3.Nc3. But black can go...

Grunfeld Defense Chess Opening

Grunfeld defense is a queen's pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5. Black deviates from 3…Bg7 which leads to King’s Indian defense. Black’s main idea here is to give white a...

King’s Indian Defense Chess Opening

King's Indian Defense is a Queen's Pawn Opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7. This is also a very popular choice from black against the queen’s pawn advance. Many variations...

Queen’s Gambit Chess Opening

Queens Gambit is a Queen's Pawn Opening that starts with 1.d4 d5 2.c4. This is one of the most popular queen’s pawn openings played at any level. It is most popular because it offers a lot of...

Nimzo Indian Defense

Nimzo Indian defense is a queen's pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4. Perhaps this is the most complex opening in chess, allowing flexibility to play various different set-ups...