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 almost forced to accept the gambit because as we will see later on, other moves don’t make much sense. The main goes 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Nf3 Nc6 and here…
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 the dutch defense. Leningrad system and the stonewall system. The Leningrad variation Black’s idea of the Leningrad dutch is to fianchetto black’s f8 bishop to…
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. The setup is similar to the London system with the difference that white hasn’t played Bf4. And if we compare it with the stonewall…
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 London system. White can play this almost against any response that black chooses. White’s idea is to occupy 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 strong point on e5, where he wants to establish his knight. There are mainly two drawbacks to this setup. White can gain a quick…
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 system where white plays Bf4 instead of Bg5. It is popular opening among club players or armatures because white can complete his development almost…
