Elephant Gambit is a King's Pawn Opening that starts with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5. Black’s second move looks logical from the perspective of opening principles. Black moves his center pawn challenges...

Latvian Gambit Chess Opening

Latvian Gambit is a king's pawn opening that starts with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 . Black goes against all opening principles by playing 2…f5. First black advances pawn which weakens his king...

Petrov Defense Chess Opening

Petrov Defense is a King's Pawn Opening that starts with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6. Instead of defending his e5 pawn, black counter-attacks white’s e4 pawn. This opening is less popular at top levels, but...

The Scotch Gambit

Scotch Gambit is a variation of Scotch Game that starts with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 . White deviates from the Scotch game which occurs after simple 4.Nxd4 and reveals his aggressive...

Ponziani Chess Opening

Ponziani Opening is a king's pawn opening that starts with 1. e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 . White deviates from main alternatives like 3.Bc4 (Italian game) and 3.Bb5 (Ruy Lopez) with the idea to occupy...

Nimzowitsch Defense Chess Opening

Nimzowitsch Defense is a King's Pawn Opening that starts with 1. e4 Nc6. You may rarely see this opening played in tournament games or even rarely in top-level games. Move 1…Nc6 doesn’t really...