The section will help you to understand various King’s Pawn Chess opening to play during a game.
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 maximum center with pawns and play d4 next move. However, main drawback of move 3.c3 is that it takes away the square for white’s b1…
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 stop white from playing 2.d4. Black makes a simply developing move keeping an eye on d4 and e5 square and will decide how to challenge center (whether…
Pirc Defense is a King’s Pawn Opening that starts with 1. e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6. It is a hypermodern opening. It means that black is not going straight to attack white’s center as in 1.e4 e5 or 1.e4 d5 (Scandinavian defense). Black’s aim is to quietly complete the development, castle as quickly as possible and only then play…
Alekhine Defense is King’s Pawn opening that starts with 1. e4 Nf6 is the Alekhine defense. This opening is named after former world champion Alekhine Alexander. It is not seen very much at a top level, but at a club level it can work as a good surprise for your opponent. Black immediately attacks the e4 pawn with the knight,…
Caro-Kann Defense is a King’s Pawn opening that starts with 1. e4 c6 2.d4 d5 is Caro-Kann defense. Black plays with the aim of creating his own strong square d5 and challenging the e4 pawn. This opening usually leads to a positional kind of a game and sometimes structures similar to the queen’s pawn openings which start with 1.d4 White…
Scandinavian Defense is a King’s Pawn Opening that starts with 1. e4 d5. It is also called center-counter defense. Black immediately challenges white’s center pawn and ready to play a game with open center. Black is ready to lose a few tempo after recapturing the pawn on d5 with the queen. But as we will see, it doesn’t add too…
