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- ’16-Move Rule’ in Chess – Is There Such a Thing?
- ‘Kasparov’s Insane Calculations’ Game (Full Move Order of Game 20 – 1990 WCC)
- ‘Playing Chess, Not Checkers’ (Meaning)
- ‘I Hate Chess’ Origin (Bobby Fischer)
- 1. e4 e5 2. d4 Counter (Center Game Counter)
- 107+ Chess Pick Up Lines (Chess Rizz)
- 107+ Chess Team Names & Usernames (Cool, Unique, Creative)
- 11+ Best Female Chess Player of All Time
- 11+ Best Life Lessons from Chess
- 127+ Chess Quotes [Carlsen, Fischer, Kasparov]
- 15-10 Meaning in Chess (Explained)
- 15+ Best Chess Openings for Advanced Players (Overview)
- 17+ Chess Strategies & Applications in Business (Guide)
- 19+ Best Chess Apps: Your Ultimate Guide to Digital Chess
- 19+ Gifts for Chess Players (Categories & Items)
- 19+ Most Common Openings in Chess
- 20/40/40 Rules in Chess (Openings, Middlegame & Endgame Study)
- 2010 Cone Study
- 207+ Chess Jokes & Puns (Funny, Dad Jokes, One-Liners)
- 3D & 4D Chess Meaning (Explained)
- 41+ The Most Popular Chess Trivia Questions (Answered)
- 5+ Best Chess Openings for Beginners (Overview)
- 5+ Best Chess Websites (List)
- 5+ Highest-Rated Black Chess Player (Best Black Chess Players)
- 5+ Special Chess Moves (List)
- 5+ Weird Obscure Chess Rules (Explained)
- 6 Best & Most Powerful Chess Engines [Ranked]
- 67+ Chess Variants [In-Depth List]
- 7+ Aggressive Chess Openings (Explained)
- 7+ Benefits of Playing Chess (List)
- 7+ Best Chess Openings for Intermediate Players
- 81+ Chess Facts & Statistics (History, Records, Achievements)
- 9+ Best Chess Books (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)
- Adjournment in Chess (Explained)
- Aggressive Openings for Black in Chess
- AI in Strategy Games (Complete Guide)
- Amazing Chess Games (Iconic)
- Andrew Tate ELO (Explained)
- Antichess (Losing Chess) – A Unique Twist on the Classic Game
- Are Chess Boards & Checker Boards the Same?
- Are Chess Players Athletes? (Explained)
- Are Chess Players Rich? (Richest Chess Players)
- Atomic Chess: Exploring the Explosive Twist in the Classic Game
- Atomic Horde Chess (Chess Variant)
- Average Chess Rating (ELO) – What’s Considered Average?
- Average Number of Moves in a Chess Game? (Explained)
- Bare Kings in Chess (Endgame Scenario)
- Best Chess Player in the World
- Best Second Move in Chess (Explained)
- Best Ways to Start a Chess Game (Tips & Examples)
- Bird’s Chess (Chess Variant)
- Bluffing in Chess (Examples, Tips & Tricks)
- Bobby Fischer – Strengths & Weaknesses (Explained)
- Bobby Fischer Openings
- Boor Attack in Chess (Slav Defense Variation)
- Brilliant Move in Chess (Meaning)
- Bughouse Chess (Chess Variant)
- Can a Chess Game Be Lost Despite Even Material? (Explained)
- Can a Chess Game Go on Forever? (Maximum Number of Moves)
- Can a Human Beat a Computer in Chess?
- Can a King Kill a King in Chess? (Explained)
- Can a Pawn Attack Backward?
- Can a Pawn Capture on Its First Move? (Explained)
- Can a Pawn Move Diagonally? (How Pawns Capture in Chess)
- Can a Queen Capture a Queen in Chess? (Explained)
- Can Kings Kill in Chess? (King Capture Rules)
- Can Pawns Take Kings?
- Can the King Capture the Queen in Chess? (Explained)
- Can the Knight Move Backward in Chess? (Explained)
- Can the Queen Move Like a Knight?
- Can You Castle on Both Sides of the Board in Chess? (Explained)
- Can You Castle Out of Check? (Explained)
- Can You Have More Than One Queen in Chess? (Explained)
- Can You Jump Your Own Pieces in Chess? (Explained)
- Can You Pass in Chess? (Skip Turn)
- Can You Put Yourself in Check in Chess? (Explained)
- Can You Take the King in Chess? (Explained)
- Capablanca Chess (Chess Variant)
- Capture Anything Chess [Self-Capture Chess Variant]
- ChatGPT Chess (Explained & Example Game)
- ChatGPT vs. Stockfish (Game Results)
- Chaturanga – The Ancient Game that Birthed Chess
- Checkless Chess (Prohibition Chess) (Chess Variant)
- Checks vs. Captures vs. Attacks vs. Threats in Chess (Explained)
- Chess & Math – How Do They Relate? (Explained)
- Chess Boxing (Rules)
- Chess Cheat Sheets (Terms & Terminology)
- Chess Clock Rules
- Chess ELO Distribution (ELO Percentiles)
- Chess Flagging (Explained)
- Chess for Beginners (Study Plan)
- Chess for Toddlers (Teaching & Education)
- Chess GOAT (Carlsen, Kasparov or Fischer?)
- Chess Hustler – Who Are They? (Explained)
- Chess Improvement Plan (Study Plan)
- Chess in the Education System (Pros & Cons)
- Chess Metaphors & Analogies
- Chess Middlegame Strategy (Tips & Principles)
- Chess Overloading
- Chess Pattern Recognition (Complete Guide)
- Chess Philosophy – Mindset, Thinking, Ethics of AI, Machine Thinking
- Chess Piece Names in 27+ Languages (Spanish, French, German, Chinese & More)
- Chess Piece Tattoo Meaning (Explained)
- Chess Piece Values (1-9)(Chart)
- Chess Players & Autism (Carlsen, Kasparov, Fischer)
- Chess Players Who Went Crazy (Notable Cases)
- Chess Popularity by Country
- Chess Psychology (Mentality)
- Chess Repertoire & How to Develop a Good One (Tips)
- Chess Secrets
- Chess Secrets – Things to Know to Win at Chess
- Chess Skill & IQ (Intelligence) – Is There a Connection?
- Chess Stock – How Can You Own a Chess Company? (Explained)
- Chess Strategy vs. American Football Strategy (Explained)
- Chess Strategy vs. Baseball Strategy (Similarities & Differences)
- Chess Strategy vs. Basketball Strategy (Similarities & Differences)
- Chess Strategy vs. Hockey Strategy (Similarities & Differences)
- Chess Strategy vs. Soccer Strategy (Similarities & Differences)
- Chess Tilt (Explained)
- Chess Time Controls (Explained)
- Chess Tips & Tricks
- Chess Titles in Order (GM, IM, NM, FM)
- Chess Tournaments (Examples)
- Chess Visualization Training (Tips & Examples)
- Chess vs. Checkers – The Differences (Which Is Harder?)
- Chess vs. Checkers vs. Backgammon (Similarities & Differences)
- Chess vs. Senet (Similarities & Differences)
- Chess vs. the Royal Game of Ur (Similarities & Differences)
- Chess vs. Xiangqi (Chinese Chess)
- Chess.com vs. Lichess Rating Comparison (Explained)
- Chess960 (Fischer Random Chess)
- Chessgi: Chess + Shogi [Everything to Know]
- Circle Chess Board
- Classical vs. Rapid vs. Blitz vs. Bullet Chess – How Do Tactics & Strategy Differ?
- Common Chess Mistakes
- Crazyhouse Chess – A Unique Twist on the Classic Game
- Cross Chess (Chess Variant)
- Cylinder Chess (Chess Variant)
- Cylinder Chess 360 (Chess Variant)
- Deflection in Chess (Examples)
- Dice Chess (Chess Variant)
- Did Bobby Fischer Have Autism? (Personality & Mental Health)
- Disadvantages of Playing Chess
- Discovered Attack in Chess (Explained)
- Do You Have to Say Check or Checkmate Out Loud? (Overview)
- Do You Win at Chess By Taking the King or Queen? (Explained)
- Does Chess Make You Smarter?
- Does White Have an Advantage in Chess?
- Elon Musk & Chess – Is He Any Good?
- Embassy Chess (Chess Variant)
- Emerging Technologies in Michigan’s Gaming Industry – A Glimpse into the Future
- Emory Tate ELO (Chess)
- Extinction Chess – A Unique Challenge for Chess Enthusiasts
- Famous Chess Cities (List)
- Famous Chess Games (Summary, Significance, Move Order)
- First Chess Grandmaster (Explained)
- Fischer Defense (King’s Gambit)
- Fischer vs. Kasparov (Who Was Better?)
- Fischer’s Golden Rule in Chess
- Fog of War Chess (Chess Variant)
- Forced Move in Chess (Explained)
- Game Theory & Chess (Tactics & Strategies)
- Games Like Chess
- Garry Kasparov Openings
- Good Chess Ratings by Age (Explained)
- Gothic Chess (Chess Variant)
- Grand Chess (Chess Variant)
- Grandmaster (GM) Playing Style Evolution – Aggressive to Positional
- Grandmaster Chess Ratings (Explained)
- Grasshopper Chess (Chess Variant)
- Has Anyone Beaten Stockfish? (Answered)
- Hidden Identity Chess (Chess Variant)
- Hikaru Nakamura Openings
- Hikaru vs. Magnus (Who Is Better?)
- History of Chess (Timeline)
- Horde Chess – A Chaotic Twist on the Traditional Game
- How Accurate Are Chess.com Ratings? (Overview)
- How Chess Is Related to Investing? (Chess vs. Investing)
- How Chess Players Burn 6,000 Calories Per Day
- How Complex Is Chess
- How Do Chess Engines Make Money? (Explained)
- How Do Chess Engines Work? (Explained)
- How Do You Checkmate in Chess?
- How Do You Checkmate in Chess? (Tips)
- How Does Chess.com Detect Cheating? (Explained)
- How Does the Bishop Move? (Explained)
- How Does the ELO System Work in Chess? (Complete Guide)
- How Does the King Move? (Explained)
- How Does the Knight Move? (Explained)
- How Does the Pawn Move? (Explained)
- How Does the Queen Move? (Explained)
- How Does the Rook Move? (Explained)
- How Important Is Memory in Chess? (Explained)
- How Long Does It Take to Get Good at Chess? (Explained)
- How Long Does It Take to Learn Chess? (Explained)
- How Many Chess Grandmasters Are There? (Living & All Time)
- How Many Chess Pieces Are There?
- How Many Games of Chess Has Magnus Carlsen Played? (Estimated)
- How Many Moves Ahead Can a Chess Grandmaster Calculate?
- How Many Moves in Chess Until Stalemate? (Explained)
- How Many Moves in Chess When Only a King Is Left?
- How Many Moves Is the Average Chess Game?
- How Many Moves When Only a King Is Left? (Chess)
- How Many People Know How to Play Chess? (Percentage)
- How Many People Play Chess? (Number of Chess Players)
- How Many Possible Chess Games Are There? (Answered)
- How Many Spaces Can the King Move in Chess? (Normal, Castle)
- How Many Super Grandmasters Are There? (2700+ FIDE Chess Rating)
- How Much Do Pro Chess Players Make? (Grandmaster Salaries)
- How Much is Chess.com Worth? (Estimate)
- How People Cheat at Chess (Signs of Cheating)
- How to Beat the Computer in Chess (Tips)
- How to Beat Your Dad at Chess (Tips)
- How to Become a Chess Grandmaster
- How to Become a Chess Master (Tips, Timeline)
- How to Become Good at Chess (Explained)
- How to Build a Chess Business (List of Ideas)
- How to Build a Chess Engine (Programming, Algorithm Building)
- How to Calculate Win Probability in Chess Between Two ELO Ratings (Simple Guide)
- How to Checkmate with Knight & Bishop (Guide)
- How to Decide Who Is White in Chess
- How to Develop Pieces in Chess
- How to Draw in Chess (Force Draw)
- How to Find the Best Chess Move (Complete Guide)
- How to Get a FIDE Rating in Chess (Guide)
- How to Get Better at Chess (Tips)
- How to Handle Defeat & Losing in Chess (Tips)
- How to Memorize Chess Openings (Tips)
- How to Monetize a Chess Site or YouTube Channel (Complete Guide)
- How to Play Blindfold Chess (No Board Memory Tips)
- How to Play Chess
- How to Play Chess by Yourself (Methods)
- How to Play Chess for Money (Explained)
- How to Prepare for a Chess Tournament
- How to Reach 1000 ELO in Chess
- How to Reach 1100 ELO in Chess
- How to Reach 1200 ELO in Chess
- How to Reach 1300 ELO in Chess
- How to Reach 1400 ELO in Chess
- How to Reach 1500 ELO in Chess
- How to Reach 1600 ELO in Chess
- How to Reach 1700 ELO in Chess
- How to Reach 1800 ELO in Chess
- How to Reach 2000 ELO in Chess
- How to Reach 2200 ELO in Chess
- How to Reach 2500 ELO in Chess
- How to Recognize Chess Cheaters (List)
- How to Teach Chess in School (Tips)
- How to Teach Kids Chess (Tips)
- How to Think in Chess
- How to Think Like a Chess Grandmaster
- How to Turn Drawn Endgames into Winning Endgames (Tips & Examples)
- How to Use Stockfish
- How to Win a Chess Game (Tips)
- How to Win at Chess with Only a King
- Hybrid Chess – What Is It & How Does It Work?
- Ice Age Chess – A Frosty Twist to Traditional Gameplay
- IM vs. GM in Chess (Meaning & Skill Differences)
- Insufficient Material in Chess (Meaning)
- Introduction to Active Chess (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Alapo (Boring) Chess (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Ambiguous Chess (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Archchess (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Atomic Bughouse Chess (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Balbo’s Game (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Chaturaji (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Checkers Chess (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Circular Chess (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Cubic Chess (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Double Chess (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Double-Take Chess (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Eurasian Chess (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Fairy Chess (Chess Variants)
- Introduction to Four-Player Chess (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Gliński’s Hexagonal Chess (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Grid Chess (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Hostage Chess (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Identity Theft Chess (Mind Control Chess or Traitors Chess)
- Introduction to Infinite Chess (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Koopa Chess
- Introduction to Monster Chess (Super King Chess)
- Introduction to Progressive Chess (Chess Variant)
- Introduction to Three-Player Chess (Chess Variants)
- Introduction to Ultima (Baroque Chess)
- Introduction to Wizard’s Chess (Chess Variant)
- Intuition in Chess (Complete Guide)
- Intuition vs. Calculation in Chess (Explained)
- Is “Go” Harder Than Chess? (Overview)
- Is 1. e4 Better Than 1. d4? [e4 vs. d4]
- Is Chess a Sport or a Game? (Explained)
- Is Chess Bad for You? (Explained)
- Is Chess Better than Checkers? (Overview)
- Is Chess Good for the Brain? [Teaching Chess to Children]
- Is Chess Haram? (Explained)
- Is Chess Just Memory? (Explained)
- Is Chess.com Premium Worth It? (Comparisons)
- Is En Passant Forced in Chess? (Explained)
- Is GothamChess a Grandmaster? (GothamChess Rating & Title)
- Is My ELO Good? (Skill Analysis of Each ELO Rating, 200-2500)
- Is Perfect Play in Chess a Draw?
- Is Playing Chess a Waste of Time? (Inside Look)
- Is Professional Chess Becoming More Like Poker? (Explained)
- Janus Chess (Two-King Chess Variant)
- Jose Raul Capablanca Openings
- Kasparov vs. Carlsen (Who Is Better?)
- King of the Hill (Chess Variant)
- King to the Other Side in Chess (Meaning)
- King vs. Queen in Chess (Explained)
- King’s Gambit vs. Queen’s Gambit
- Knight Chess Piece Tattoo Meaning (Overview)
- Knight Relay Chess (Chess Variant)
- Knight vs. Bishop – Are Bishops More Valuable?
- Knightmare Chess (Chess Variant)
- List of Chess Movies (17+ Best)
- Los Alamos Chess (Chess Variant)
- Lowest Chess Rating (Explained)
- Machine Learning & Reinforcement Learning in Chess (Explained)
- Magnus Carlsen Openings
- Maharaja Chess (Chess Variant)
- Maharajah and the Sepoys – A Variant for Asymmetric Chess
- Mentally Stimulating Games
- Minishogi (Chess Variant)
- Minority Attack Chess (Explained)
- Most Common Pieces That Deliver Checkmate in Chess (Percentages)
- Most Powerful Piece in Chess (Explained)
- Mouse Slip in Chess (Misclick)
- Napoleon & Chess Strategy (Applications)
- No-Castle Chess (Chess Variant)
- Omega Chess (Chess Variant)
- Online Chess vs. Over-the-Board (OTB) Chess (Overview)
- Open Game in Chess (Principles)
- Open vs. Semi-Open vs. Closed Games in Chess
- Opposite Side Castling Positions in Chess (Examples)
- Peak Age for Chess Players [Empirical Results]
- Play Magnus – ELO Estimates by Age (Complete List)
- Playing Checkers, Not Chess (Meaning)
- Playing Chess Against Yourself (How To)
- Poker vs. Chess – Exploring the Differences
- Racing Kings (Chess Variant)
- Regulation Size Chess Board (Dimensions)
- Risk Management & Risk Aversion in Chess
- Rook and King vs. King Checkmate (How to Do It)
- Sacrifice the Rook (Strategic Considerations in Chess)
- Sesse Chess Supercomputer (Stockfish on a supercomputer)
- Shatranj – The Historical Precursor to Modern Chess
- Shogi vs. Chess – Is Shogi Harder Than Chess?
- Shogi: A Traditional Japanese Game of Strategy (Chess Variant)
- Shortest Possible Stalemate (Captures, No Captures & Double Stalemate)
- Should Chess Be in the Olympics? (Arguments)
- Should I Focus on Classical, Rapid, or Blitz Chess?
- Simul in Chess – How It Works & Purposes (Exhibition)
- Solved Chess – Finding the Perfect Algorithm to Play Chess
- Soviet School of Chess (Principles, History, Figures)
- Stockfish vs. Leela – Differences (Which is Better?)
- Suicide Chess (Losing or Giveaway Chess) – Everything to Know
- Sun Tzu & Chess Strategy (Applications)
- Syzygy Endgame Tablebases (What They’re For)
- Tactical vs. Positional Chess: An In-Depth Comparison
- Three-Check Chess – Adding a Twist to the Classic Game
- Top 10 Chess Players of All Time [Detailed Look]
- Turkish Chess (Chess Variant)
- Two Knights & King vs. King – Draw or Checkmate? (Two Knights Endgame)
- Types of Chess Players & Styles (Guide)
- Value of a Non-Royal King (Answered)
- Ways to Win at Chess (Explained)
- What Are Chess Bots? (Explained)
- What Are Chess Tactics? (Explained, Examples)
- What Are the Clocks for in Chess? (Explained)
- What Are the Survival Rates of Various Chess Pieces?
- What Cognitive Skills Are Needed to Excel at Chess? [Top 9]
- What Country Is the Best at Chess?
- What Does a Second Do in Chess? (Complete Guide)
- What Does Depth Mean in Chess? (Chess Engines)
- What Happens If a Pawn Reaches the Other Side of the Board?
- What Happens If You Run Out of Time in Chess? (Explained)
- What Happens If You Take Your Hand Off a Chess Piece? (Explained)
- What Happens When a King Reaches the Other Side?
- What Is a Chess FIDE Master? (FM)
- What Is a Chess Grandmaster (GM)? (Super GM)
- What Is a Chess International Master? (IM)
- What Is a Chess National Master? (NM)
- What Is a Draw in Chess? (Explained)
- What Is a Good Accuracy in Chess? (Explained)
- What Is a Good Chess Rating? (Explained)
- What Is a Sharp Line in Chess? (Guide)
- What Is Bullet Chess? (Strategies, Tactics)
- What Is Chess Theory? (Explained)
- What Is Classical Chess? (Rules, Time Controls)
- What Is Compensation in Chess? (Guide)
- What Is Creativity in Chess & How to Use It
- What Is Sandbagging in Chess? (Explained)
- What is the Difference Between 2600s and 2800s in Chess? (Explained)
- What is the Difference Between 2700s and 2800s in Chess? (Explained)
- What Is the Goal of Chess? (Objective)
- What Is the Weakest Chess Piece? (Ranked)
- What Makes a Good Chess Player?
- What’s the Point of Playing Chess? (Explained)
- When Should You Resign in Chess? (Explained)
- When Was Chess Invented? (Year)
- When Was Chess Made?
- When Was En Passant Added to Chess? (Explained)
- When Was Modern Chess Invented? (Modern Chess Rules)
- Where Can the Queen Move in Chess?
- Which Chess Piece Owns the Moon? (Symbology)
- Which Chess Pieces Can Move Backwards? (Explained)
- Which Chess Pieces Move Diagonally?
- Which Chess Pieces Move Diagonally? (Explained)
- Who Has Won the Most World Chess Championships? (Overview)
- Why Am I So Bad at Chess? (Overview)
- Why Are Chess Grandmasters So Young?
- Why Are Rooks Better than Knights & Bishops?
- Why Are Russians So Good at Chess? (Explained)
- Why Are There So Few Women in Chess?
- Why Can’t the Queen Move Like a Knight in Chess?
- Why Can’t You Capture the King in Chess? (Explained)
- Why Castle in Chess? (Explained)
- Why Chess Should Be Taught in Schools (Benefits)
- Why Did Bobby Fischer Stop Playing Chess? (Explained)
- Why Do Bishops Have a Cut? (Chess Piece Design)
- Why Do Chess Players Like Poker? (Explained)
- Why Do Chess Players Write Down Their Moves? (Explained)
- Why Does White Go First in Chess? (Explained)
- Why Is Blitz Harder Than Classical Chess? (Overview)
- Why Is Chess Called Chess? (Explained)
- Why Is Chess Separated by Gender? (Women’s Chess)
- Why Is Chess So Addictive? (Chess Addiction)
- Why Is Chess So Hard? (Explained)
- Why Is Chess So Popular? (Explained)
- Why Is Magnus Carlsen So Good at Chess?
- Why Is Stockfish Free? (Explained)
- Why Is the US Bad at Chess? (Explained)
- Why Is There a Cross on a King in Chess? (Explained)
- Why Magnus Carlsen Stopped Playing the World Championship
- Wild, Amazing Chess Games (List)
- Win in Chess with Only a King? (Overview)
- Women Chess Ratings & Titles (WGM, WIM, WFM, WCM)
- Wooden Shield (Chess)
- World Chess Champion by Year
- Wurzburger Trap (Vienna Game) – Strategy, Theory, Variations, Lines
Concepts
- 20+ Chess Principles (List)
- 3-Move Checkmate (How to Win at Chess in 3 Moves)
- 4-Move Checkmates (Scholar’s Mate, 4-Move Smother Mates)
- 5-Move Checkmate (How to Guide)
- 50-Move Rule in Chess (Explained, Origins)
- Advanced Tactics in Chess (Explained & Examples)
- Artificial Castling in Chess – Castling by Hand (How To & Examples)
- Bank-Rank Checkmate (Tips)
- Bare Kings in Chess (Endgame Scenario)
- Bishop and Pawn Checkmate (Guide)
- Bishop Pair in Chess (Why It’s So Valued)
- Blindfold Chess (Origins, Benefits, Strategies)
- Blitzkrieg in Chess (Checkmate)
- Bluffing in Chess (Examples, Tips & Tricks)
- Blunder in Chess (Examples, Causes & How to Avoid)
- Can the King Take Pieces in Chess? (Explained)
- Can You Checkmate With Bishop and King?
- Capturing Pieces in Chess (Complete Guide)
- Castling Checkmate (Example)
- Chess Notation Coordinates (Chess Square Names)
- Chess Opening Traps (List)
- Chess Skewer (Examples & Tips)
- Chess Strategy (Overview, Tactics, Positions, Openings, Defenses)
- Complication in Chess (Meaning & Examples)
- Counterplay in Chess (Explained)
- En Passant Checkmate (Examples)
- En Passant Rule in Chess (Explained & Examples)
- Fastest Chess Checkmates (Fool’s Mate, Scholar’s Mate & More)
- Fianchetto in Chess (Examples & Strategies)
- Fool’s Mate – Fastest Possible Checkmate (2-Move Checkmate)
- Fork in Chess (Explained)
- Forsyth–Edwards Notation (FEN) in Chess (FEN vs. PGN)
- Fortress in Chess [Examples]
- Game 6 – 2018 WCC: How Caruana Could Have Beaten Magnus Carlsen
- German Fork in Chess (Overview)
- Greek Gift Sacrifice in Chess (Examples)
- How Do I Castle in Chess? (Explained)
- How to Avoid Stalemate in Chess (Guide)
- How to Calculate in Chess (Guide)
- Il Vaticano (Chess Move)
- Intuition in Chess (Complete Guide)
- Intuition vs. Calculation in Chess (Explained)
- King & Pawn Endgame in Chess (Tips & Examples)
- King Safety in Chess (#1 Priority in Chess)
- Kingside Castling vs. Queenside (Strategy, Tactics, Examples)
- Knight & Bishop Checkmate (How to Guide)
- Knight & Pawn Checkmate (How To Guide)
- Material Imbalances in Chess (Guide)
- Outpost in Chess (Explained with Examples)
- Pawn Breaks in Chess (Examples)
- Pawn Checkmate (How To Checkmate with a Pawn)
- Pawn Promotion in Chess (Tips)
- Pawn Storm in Chess (Overview)
- Pawn Structures in Chess (Examples)
- Perpetual Check (Explained & Examples)
- Pin in Chess – Tactic (Examples)
- Queen & King Checkmate (How-To Guide)
- Queen & Pawn Checkmate (How-To Guide)
- Queen and Bishop Checkmate (How to Execute)
- Queen vs. Rook Endgame (Guide)
- Ranking Opening Moves in Chess [All 20]
- Re-Route the Knight in Chess (Meaning)
- Rook & Bishop Checkmate (How to Execute)
- Rook & Knight Checkmate (Arabian Mate)
- Rook & Pawn Checkmate (How-To Guide)
- Royal Fork in Chess (Explained)
- Smothered Mate (Examples & How-To Guide)
- Stalemate in Chess (Explained)
- Stalemate vs. Checkmate (Explained)
- Triangulation in Chess (Explained)
- Two Pawns vs. One Pawn Endgame (Chess)
- Waiting Move in Chess (Explained)
- What Is a Battery in Chess? (Rooks, Queens & Other Pieces)
- What Is a Book Move in Chess? (Explained)
- What Is a Check in Chess? (Explained)
- What Is Average Centipawn Loss? (Explained)
- What Is Tempo in Chess? (Explained)
- When to Exchange a Higher-Value Piece for a Lower-Value Piece (Chess)
- When to Sacrifice the Queen in Chess (Guide)
- When to Trade Queens in Chess? (Queen Exchange)
- When Would You Under-Promote a Pawn in Chess?
- Why Develop Knights Before Bishops?
- Wooden Shield (Chess)
- X-Ray Attack in Chess (Explained & Examples)
- Zugzwang: A Pivotal Concept in Chess Strategy
- Zwischenzug in Chess (Examples)
Defenses
- 13+ Indian Defenses in Chess (Explained)
- 17+ Best Defensive Chess Openings (Explained)
- 49+ Chess Defenses & Descriptions (List)
- Abbazia Defense (King’s Gambit)
- Adams Defense (Wild Bull Defense)
- Alekhine’s Defense – 1. e5 Nf6 (Theory, Variations & Strategy)
- Averbakh System (Modern Defense Theory)
- Balogh Defense (Strategy & Theory)
- Baltic Defense (Queen’s Gambit Theory)
- Barnes Defense – 1. e4 f6 (Theory, Strategy)
- Becker Defense (King’s Gambit)
- Benko Gambit – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 (Theory)
- Benoni Defense – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5
- Berlin Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory) – Variations, Lines
- Black Knights’ Tango (Mexican Defense)
- Bogo-Indian Defense (Strategy & Theory)
- Bonch-Osmolovsky Defense (King’s Gambit)
- Borg Defense – 1. e4 g5 (Theory, Strategy)
- Budapest Gambit – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 (Theory)
- Cambridge Springs Defense (Theory, Strategy, Move Order)
- Caro-Kann Defense – 1. e4 c6 (Theory, Strategy, Variations)
- Carr Defense – 1. e4 h6 (Theory, Strategy)
- Chigorin Defense (Queen’s Gambit Theory)
- Corn Stalk Defense – 1. e4 a5
- Damiano Defense (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Dutch Defense – 1.d4 f5 (Strategy & Theory)
- East Indian Defense – 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 (Theory)
- Elephant Gambit (Variations, Move Orders, Purpose & Strategy)
- English Defense – 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 (Strategy & Theory)
- French Defense – 1. e4 e6 (Tarrasch, Winawer, Exchange, Advance, Classical)
- Goldsmith Defense (Pickering Defense) – Theory, Variations
- Greco Defense (McConnell Defense) – Theory, Variations, Lines
- Grunfeld Defense (Variations, Move Order, Purpose & Strategy)
- Gunderam Defense (Brazilian Defense) – Theory, Variations
- Hedgehog Defense (Chess) – Strategy & Theory
- Hippopotamus Defense (Strategy & Theory)
- Indian Defense (Indian Game) – 1.d4 Nf6 (Theory)
- Keres Defense – 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ (Strategy & Theory)
- King’s Indian Defense – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 (Theory)
- Lemming Defense – 1. e4 Na6 (Theory, Strategy)
- MacLeod Defense (King’s Gambit)
- Magnus Smith Trap (Sicilian Defense Theory)
- Marshall Defense (Queen’s Gambit Theory)
- Marshall Trap (Petrov’s Defense)
- Matinovsky Gambit – Matina Gambit (Strategy & Theory)
- Modern Defense (Robatsch Defence) – 1…g6 (Theory)
- Monkey’s Bum – Twist on the Modern Defense in Chess
- Monticelli Trap (Strategy & Theory)
- Neo-Indian Attack – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Bg5 (Theory)
- Nimzo-Indian Defense (Strategy & Theory)
- Nimzowitsch Defense – 1.e4 Nc6 (Strategy & Theory)
- Old Indian Defense – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 (Theory)
- Owen’s Defense (Greek Defense) – 1.e4 b6
- Petrov Defense (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Philidor Defense (Theory, Strategy, Variations)
- Pirc Defense – 1.e4 d6 (Strategy & Theory)
- Polish Defense – 1. d4 b5
- Queen’s Indian Defense – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 (Theory)
- Queen’s Knight Defense – 1. d4 Nc6 (Bogoljubov–Mikenas, Nimzowitsch Queen Pawn or Lundin Defense)
- Richter-Rauzer Variation of the Sicilian Defense (Strategy, Theory, Lines)
- Samisch Variation of the King’s Indian Defense (Theory)
- Scandinavian Defense (Center Counter Defense) – Theory
- Schallopp Defense (King’s Gambit)
- Semi-Slav Defense (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Semi-Tarrasch Defense (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Sicilian Defence, Chekhover Variation (Szily Variation or Hungarian Variation)
- Sicilian Defence, Katalymov Variation (Theory, Strategy & Lines)
- Sicilian Defense – 1.e4 c5 (Variations, Move Orders, Purpose)
- Sicilian Defense, Accelerated Dragon (Theory, Strategy & Lines)
- Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation (Strategy, Theory & Lines)
- Sicilian Defense, Classical Variation (Theory, Strategy & Lines)
- Sicilian Defense, Dragon Variation (Strategy, Theory & Lines)
- Sicilian Defense, Kalashnikov Variation (Strategy, Theory, Lines)
- Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation (Theory, Strategy, Lines)
- Sicilian Defense, Scheveningen Variation (Strategy, Theory & Lines)
- Sicilian Defense, Sozin Variation (Strategy, Theory, Lines)
- Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov Variation (Theory, Strategy & Lines)
- Slav Defense (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Smith-Morra Gambit – 1.e4 c5 2.d4 (Variations, Purpose, Theory)
- St. George Defense – 1. e4 a6 (Theory, Strategy)
- Staunton Gambit – 1.d4 f5 2.e4 (Strategy & Theory)
- Symmetrical Defense (Queen’s Gambit Theory)
- Tarrasch Defense (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Ukrainian Variation of the Old Indian Defense (Theory)
- Wade Defense – 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Bg4 (Strategy & Theory)
- Wagenbach Defense (King’s Gambit)
- Yugoslav Attack, Dragon Variation – 9.Bc4 (Sicilian Defense Theory)
Irregular Openings
- Alapin’s Opening – 1.e4 e5 2.Ne2 (Theory, Strategy, Lines)
- Amar Opening (Ammonia Attack) – 1.Nh3
- Anderssen’s Opening (Variations, Move Order, Purpose & Strategy)
- Barnes Opening – 1.f3 (Strategy & Theory)
- Bird’s Opening – 1.f4 (Strategy & Theory)
- Bishop’s Gambit (King’s Gambit) – Theory, Variations, Lines
- Bishop’s Opening – 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 (Theory, Strategy, Variations)
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (BDG) (Theory, Strategy, Lines)
- Bongcloud Opening in Chess (Meme Opening, Troll Opening)
- Center Game – 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 (Theory, Strategy, Variations)
- Center Pawn Opening (MacLeod Attack) – 1.e4 e5 2.c3 (Theory)
- Clemenz Opening – 1.h3 (Strategy & Theory)
- Crab Opening – 1. a4 e5 2. h4 (Theory, Strategy)
- Danish Gambit (Theory, Strategy, Variations)
- Double Fianchetto Opening (Tactics & Strategy)
- Duras Gambit – 1. e4 f5 (Theory, Strategy)
- Falkbeer Countergambit (King’s Gambit)
- Grob Opening – 1.g4 (Strategy & Theory)
- Gunderam Gambit – 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 c6 (Theory, Variation, Lines)
- Halloween Gambit (Theory, Strategy, Variations)
- Halosar Trap (Theory, Strategy, Lines)
- Hippopotamus Defense (Strategy & Theory)
- Inverted Hungarian Opening (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Irish Gambit (Theory, Strategy, Lines)
- Kádas Opening – 1.h4 (Strategy & Theory)
- King’s Fianchetto Opening – 1.g3 (Strategy & Theory)
- King’s Gambit (Theory, Strategy, Variations, Lines)
- Konstantinopolsky Opening (Theory, Variations, Strategy)
- Larsen’s Opening – 1.b3 (Strategy & Theory)
- Latvian Gambit (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Leonardis Variation of the King’s Pawn Opening (Theory, Variations)
- Mieses Opening – 1.d3 (Strategy & Theory)
- Napoleon Opening – 1.e4 e5 2.Qf3 (Theory, Strategy)
- Polish Opening 1.b4 (Sokolsky Opening; Orangutan)
- Ponziani Opening (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Portuguese Opening – 1. e4 e5 2. Bb5 (Theory)
- Pyramid Opening (Strategy, Move Order)
- Richter-Veresov Attack (Theory, Variations, Strategy)
- Saragossa Opening – 1.c3 (Strategy, Purpose, Theory)
- Sodium Attack: 1.Na3 (Variations, Move Order, Purpose & Strategy)
- Tennison’s Gambit (Chess Theory)
- Van Geet Opening – 1.Nc3 (Strategy & Theory)
- Van’t Kruijs Opening – 1.e3 (Strategy & Theory)
- Ware Opening – 1.a4 (Variations, Move Order, Purpose & Strategy)
- Wayward Queen Attack (Danvers Opening) – 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5
Italian Game
- Blackburne Shilling Gambit (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Evans Gambit (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Fried Liver Attack (Theory, Strategy, Variations, Lines)
- Giuoco Pianissimo (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Giuoco Piano (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Hungarian Defense (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Italian Gambit (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Italian Game (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Koltanowski Gambit Theory (Italian-Koltanowski / Deutz Gambit)
- Légal Trap (Blackburne Trap) – Queen Sacrifice Checkmate
- Max Lange Attack (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Rousseau Gambit (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Semi-Italian Opening (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Two Knights Defense (Theory, Variations, Lines)
Openings
- 123+ Chess Openings Named After People (List)
- 127+ Chess Openings Named After Places (List)
- 17+ Best Defensive Chess Openings (Explained)
- 19+ Most Common Openings in Chess
- 25+ Chess Openings for White (List)
- 7+ Most Passive Chess Openings
- Abbazia Defense (King’s Gambit)
- Alapin’s Opening – 1.e4 e5 2.Ne2 (Theory, Strategy, Lines)
- Albin Countergambit (Theory, Strategy, Lines)
- Allgaier Gambit (King’s Gambit)
- Amar Opening (Ammonia Attack) – 1.Nh3
- Anderssen Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Anderssen’s Opening (Variations, Move Order, Purpose & Strategy)
- Arkhangelsk Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Averbakh Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Balogh Defense (Strategy & Theory)
- Barcza System – 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 (Strategy & Theory)
- Barnes Opening – 1.f3 (Strategy & Theory)
- Basic Chess Openings (Fundamental)
- Becker Defense (King’s Gambit)
- Berlin Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory) – Variations, Lines
- Best Defensive Chess Openings
- Bird’s Opening – 1.f4 (Strategy & Theory)
- Bishop’s Gambit (King’s Gambit) – Theory, Variations, Lines
- Bishop’s Opening – 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 (Theory, Strategy, Variations)
- Black Knights’ Tango (Mexican Defense)
- Blackburne Shilling Gambit (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (BDG) (Theory, Strategy, Lines)
- Bogo-Indian Defense (Strategy & Theory)
- Bonch-Osmolovsky Defense (King’s Gambit)
- Bongcloud Opening in Chess (Meme Opening, Troll Opening)
- Breyer Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Budapest Gambit – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 (Theory)
- c4 Chess Openings
- Cambridge Springs Defense (Theory, Strategy, Move Order)
- Caro Variation of the Ruy Lopez (Theory)
- Catalan Opening (Strategy & Theory)
- Center Attack (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Center Game – 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 (Theory, Strategy, Variations)
- Center Pawn Opening (MacLeod Attack) – 1.e4 e5 2.c3 (Theory)
- Chess Opening Principles (List)
- Chigorin Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Classic Chess Openings
- Classical Defense Deferred of the Ruy Lopez (Theory)
- Classical or Cordel Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Clemenz Opening – 1.h3 (Strategy & Theory)
- Colle System (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Cool Chess Openings
- Cozio Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Cozio Defense Deferred (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Crab Opening – 1. a4 e5 2. h4 (Theory, Strategy)
- Cunningham Defense (King’s Gambit)
- d4 Chess Opening
- Danish Gambit (Theory, Strategy, Variations)
- Delayed Exchange Variation Deferred (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Double Fianchetto Opening (Tactics & Strategy)
- Double Ruy Lopez (Theory, Variations, Strategy)
- Duras Gambit – 1. e4 f5 (Theory, Strategy)
- Dutch Defense – 1.d4 f5 (Strategy & Theory)
- e4 Chess Openings
- Elephant Trap (Move Order, Strategy)
- English Opening – 1.c4 (Strategy & Theory)
- Englund Gambit (Variations, Move Order, Purpose & Strategy)
- Evans Gambit (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Exchange Variation of the Ruy López: 4.Bxc6 (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Falkbeer Countergambit (King’s Gambit)
- Famous Chess Openings
- Fianchetto Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Fianchetto Defense Deferred (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Four Knights Game (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Fried Liver Attack (Theory, Strategy, Variations, Lines)
- Fun Chess Openings
- Ghulam Kassim Gambit (King’s Gambit)
- Giuoco Pianissimo (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Giuoco Piano (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Graz Defense (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Grob Opening – 1.g4 (Strategy & Theory)
- Gunderam Gambit – 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 c6 (Theory, Variation, Lines)
- Halloween Gambit (Theory, Strategy, Variations)
- Halosar Trap (Theory, Strategy, Lines)
- Hanstein Gambit (King’s Gambit)
- Hippopotamus Defense (Strategy & Theory)
- How Many Chess Openings Should I Know?
- Hungarian Defense (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Hypermodern Openings in Chess (List & Explanations)
- Inverted Hungarian Opening (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Irish Gambit (Theory, Strategy, Lines)
- Italian Gambit (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Italian Game (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Kádas Opening – 1.h4 (Strategy & Theory)
- Karpov Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Keres Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Kholmov Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Kieseritzky Gambit (King’s Gambit)
- King’s Fianchetto Opening – 1.g3 (Strategy & Theory)
- King’s Gambit (Theory, Strategy, Variations, Lines)
- King’s Pawn Opening – 1.e4 (King’s Pawn Game)
- Koltanowski Gambit Theory (Italian-Koltanowski / Deutz Gambit)
- Konstantinopolsky Opening (Theory, Variations, Strategy)
- Larsen’s Opening – 1.b3 (Strategy & Theory)
- Lasker Trap (Theory, Strategy)
- Latvian Gambit (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Légal Trap (Blackburne Trap) – Queen Sacrifice Checkmate
- Leonardis Variation of the King’s Pawn Opening (Theory, Variations)
- Lolli Gambit (King’s Gambit)
- London System (Theory, Strategy, Lines)
- Lutikov Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Mackenzie Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- MacLeod Defense (King’s Gambit)
- Marshall Attack (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Matinovsky Gambit – Matina Gambit (Strategy & Theory)
- Max Lange Attack (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- McDonnell Gambit (King’s Gambit)
- Mieses Opening – 1.d3 (Strategy & Theory)
- Modern Arkhangelsk Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Modern Chess Openings
- Modern Line (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Modern Steinitz Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Møller Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Morphy Attack (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Most Common Chess Openings
- Muzio Gambit (King’s Gambit)
- Napoleon Opening – 1.e4 e5 2.Qf3 (Theory, Strategy)
- Nf3 Chess Openings
- Nimzo-Indian Defense (Strategy & Theory)
- Nimzowitsch Defense – 1.e4 Nc6 (Strategy & Theory)
- Norwegian Defense (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Old Indian Defense – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 (Theory)
- Open Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Owen’s Defense (Greek Defense) – 1.e4 b6
- Philidor Gambit (King’s Gambit)
- Pilnik Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Pirc Defense – 1.e4 d6 (Strategy & Theory)
- Polish Opening 1.b4 (Sokolsky Opening; Orangutan)
- Ponziani Opening (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Portuguese Opening – 1. e4 e5 2. Bb5 (Theory)
- Positional vs. Tactical Chess Openings
- Pyramid Opening (Strategy, Move Order)
- Quaade Gambit (King’s Gambit)
- Queen’s Gambit Opening (Variations, Move Orders, Purpose & Strategy)
- Queen’s Pawn Game – 1.d4 (Strategy & Theory)
- Ranking Opening Moves in Chess [All 20]
- Réti Opening – 1.Nf3 (Zukertort Opening)
- Rice Gambit (King’s Gambit)
- Richter-Veresov Attack (Theory, Variations, Strategy)
- Rosentreter Gambit (King’s Gambit)
- Rousseau Gambit (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Rubinstein Trap (Theory, Strategy)
- Ruy Lopez – Spanish Opening (Theory, Variations, Lines, Strategy)
- Ruy López Creative Alternatives (What to Play Instead)
- Ruy Lopez Four Knights Variation (Theory)
- Ruy Lopez vs. Italian Game – Strategy, Tactics, Theory
- Ruy Lopez, Bird’s Defense (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Salvio Gambit (King’s Gambit)
- Samisch Variation of the King’s Indian Defense (Theory)
- Saragossa Opening – 1.c3 (Strategy, Purpose, Theory)
- Schallopp Defense (King’s Gambit)
- Schliemann Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Schliemann Defense Deferred (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Scotch Game (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Semi-Italian Opening (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Smith-Morra Gambit – 1.e4 c5 2.d4 (Variations, Purpose, Theory)
- Smyslov Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Sodium Attack: 1.Na3 (Variations, Move Order, Purpose & Strategy)
- Staunton Gambit – 1.d4 f5 2.e4 (Strategy & Theory)
- Steinitz Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Steinitz Defense Deferred (Russian Defense – Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Stonewall Attack & Formation (Theory & Strategy)
- Strongest Chess Openings (White, Black)
- Suetin Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Tennison’s Gambit (Chess Theory)
- Three Knights Game (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Torre Attack – 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 … 3.Bg5
- Trajković Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Trompowsky Attack – 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 (Opočenský Opening, Ruth Opening, the Zot)
- Two Knights Defense (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Ukrainian Variation of the Old Indian Defense (Theory)
- Van Geet Opening – 1.Nc3 (Strategy & Theory)
- Van’t Kruijs Opening – 1.e3 (Strategy & Theory)
- Vienna Game – 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 (Theory, Strategy, Variations)
- Wagenbach Defense (King’s Gambit)
- Ware Opening – 1.a4 (Variations, Move Order, Purpose & Strategy)
- Wayward Queen Attack (Danvers Opening) – 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5
- Weirdest & Rare Chess Openings (Unusual Chess Openings)
- Wormald Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Worrall Attack (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Yates Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Zaitsev Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
Ruy Lopez
- Anderssen Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Arkhangelsk Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Averbakh Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Berlin Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory) – Variations, Lines
- Breyer Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Caro Variation of the Ruy Lopez (Theory)
- Center Attack (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Chigorin Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Classical Defense Deferred of the Ruy Lopez (Theory)
- Classical or Cordel Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Cozio Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Cozio Defense Deferred (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Delayed Exchange Variation Deferred (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Exchange Variation of the Ruy López: 4.Bxc6 (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Fianchetto Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Fianchetto Defense Deferred (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Graz Defense (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Karpov Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Keres Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Kholmov Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Lutikov Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Mackenzie Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Marshall Attack (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Modern Arkhangelsk Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Modern Line (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Modern Steinitz Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Møller Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Morphy Attack (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Norwegian Defense (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Open Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Pilnik Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Ruy Lopez – Spanish Opening (Theory, Variations, Lines, Strategy)
- Ruy López Creative Alternatives (What to Play Instead)
- Ruy Lopez Four Knights Variation (Theory)
- Ruy Lopez, Bird’s Defense (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Schliemann Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Schliemann Defense Deferred (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Smyslov Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Steinitz Defense (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Steinitz Defense Deferred (Russian Defense – Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Suetin Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Trajković Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Wormald Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Worrall Attack (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Yates Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
- Zaitsev Variation (Ruy Lopez Theory)
Sicilian
- Magnus Smith Trap (Sicilian Defense Theory)
- Richter-Rauzer Variation of the Sicilian Defense (Strategy, Theory, Lines)
- Sicilian Defence, Chekhover Variation (Szily Variation or Hungarian Variation)
- Sicilian Defence, Katalymov Variation (Theory, Strategy & Lines)
- Sicilian Defense – 1.e4 c5 (Variations, Move Orders, Purpose)
- Sicilian Defense, Accelerated Dragon (Theory, Strategy & Lines)
- Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation (Strategy, Theory & Lines)
- Sicilian Defense, Classical Variation (Theory, Strategy & Lines)
- Sicilian Defense, Dragon Variation (Strategy, Theory & Lines)
- Sicilian Defense, Kalashnikov Variation (Strategy, Theory, Lines)
- Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation (Theory, Strategy, Lines)
- Sicilian Defense, Scheveningen Variation (Strategy, Theory & Lines)
- Sicilian Defense, Sozin Variation (Strategy, Theory, Lines)
- Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov Variation (Theory, Strategy & Lines)
- Smith-Morra Gambit – 1.e4 c5 2.d4 (Variations, Purpose, Theory)
- Yugoslav Attack, Dragon Variation – 9.Bc4 (Sicilian Defense Theory)
Unorthodox
- Abbazia Defense (King’s Gambit)
- Adams Defense (Wild Bull Defense)
- Baltic Defense (Queen’s Gambit Theory)
- Barnes Defense – 1. e4 f6 (Theory, Strategy)
- Becker Defense (King’s Gambit)
- Bonch-Osmolovsky Defense (King’s Gambit)
- Borg Defense – 1. e4 g5 (Theory, Strategy)
- Cambridge Springs Defense (Theory, Strategy, Move Order)
- Carr Defense – 1. e4 h6 (Theory, Strategy)
- Chigorin Defense (Queen’s Gambit Theory)
- Corn Stalk Defense – 1. e4 a5
- Damiano Defense (Theory, Variations, Lines)
- Goldsmith Defense (Pickering Defense) – Theory, Variations
- Greco Defense (McConnell Defense) – Theory, Variations, Lines
- Gunderam Defense (Brazilian Defense) – Theory, Variations
- Hippopotamus Defense (Strategy & Theory)
- Lemming Defense – 1. e4 Na6 (Theory, Strategy)
- MacLeod Defense (King’s Gambit)
- Marshall Defense (Queen’s Gambit Theory)
- Matinovsky Gambit – Matina Gambit (Strategy & Theory)
- Owen’s Defense (Greek Defense) – 1.e4 b6
- St. George Defense – 1. e4 a6 (Theory, Strategy)
- Symmetrical Defense (Queen’s Gambit Theory)
- Wagenbach Defense (King’s Gambit)