1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 is the Budapest gambit. Black takes a side-line by sacrificing a pawn temporarily and avoids almost all mainline set-ups that occur in the queen’s pawn opening. White is...
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Dutch Defense is a queen's pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 f5. Black tries to create an asymmetrical pawn structure and gain control over the e4 square. There are mainly two set-ups for black in...
Colle system is a queen’s pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 c5 4.c3 e6 5.Bd3. This is similar to the set-ups like the London system and the stonewall attack we saw earlier....
London system is also more like a set-up than an opening line. White has a clear set-up in mind. 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.c3 e6 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0, and we get a set-up of the...
Stonewall attack is not an opening but a set-up that white can choose to play. For example, 1.d4 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.Bd3 e6 4.f4 c5 5.c3 This set-up is called the Stonewall attack. White creates a...
Torre Attack is a queen's pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5. White’s plan is to simply develop his pieces with e3-Bd3-0-0 and then go Ne5. The idea is similar to the London...
