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...
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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 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...
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 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 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...