The section will help you to understand various King’s Pawn Chess opening to play during a game.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 is called Sicillian dragon opening. This is less popular than Sicilian Najdorf, but still very popular at all levels of chess. Black wants to fianchetto the bishop and castle short instead of playing e5 or e6 and Be7. White has two major ways of playing against the Sicilian dragon. Yugoslav…
King’s Gambit is a king’s pawn opening that starts with 1.e4 e5 2.f4 . It is one of the oldest openings known in chess history. This opening belongs to the romantic era of chess where material was not a major concern. Beauty of chess was seen in sacrifices and tactical combinations. With move 2.f4, white offers a pawn sacrifice in…
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 opponent’s center pawn and opens up a way for his bishop. But this opening doesn’t really work too well for black. Perhaps that is why, before today you may…
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. White can capture either of the pawns with 3.Nxe5 or 3.exf5. Secondary consideration can be given to 3.Bc4 This is 17th century opening which proved dubious once the development of modern chess picked up the pace.…
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 very much playable. White can accept the challenge and go 3.Nxe5, or 3.d4 or keep calm and play positionally with 3.Nc3 White plays 3.Nxe5 After 3.Nxe5,…
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 intentions. White wants to finish his development quickly and try to create a strong attack on f7 pawn. As we will see, moves like Ng5 and…
