Trompowsky attack is a queen's pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5. White’s idea is to exchange bishop for knight to give black double pawns. This can be a good surprise opening to play...

Benko Gambit Chess Opening

Benko Gambit is a queens pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5. This opening is a sub-variation arising from the Benoni defense. Black sacrifices a pawn for a very long-term...

Benoni Defense Chess Opening

Benoni Defense is a queen's pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5. Black immediately challenges white’s d4 pawn and almost forces it to advance and lock the pawn center. Now, if...

Queen’s Indian Defense Chess Opening

Queen’s Indian defense is a queen's pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 . White plays 3.Nf3 to avoid the sharp Nimzo Indian defense which occurs after 3.Nc3. But black can go...

Grunfeld Defense Chess Opening

Grunfeld defense is a queen's pawn opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5. Black deviates from 3…Bg7 which leads to King’s Indian defense. Black’s main idea here is to give white a...

King’s Indian Defense Chess Opening

King's Indian Defense is a Queen's Pawn Opening that starts with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7. This is also a very popular choice from black against the queen’s pawn advance. Many variations...