Englund gambit is a queen's pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 e5. The idea is very similar to the Budapest gambit which we saw earlier. But this is really a worse version of the idea because black...

Budapest Gambit Chess Opening

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...

Dutch Defense Chess Opening

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...

Colle System Chess Opening

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....

London System Chess Opening

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...

Torre Attack Chess Opening

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...