Index of Opening Moves

 

If you know the opening moves, but don’t know the name of the opening, this index will be helpful. Move-sequences are listed in alphanumeric order of the arrival squares.

 

1 b3 – Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack

1 b4 – Sokolsky Opening

1 c3 – Saragossa Opening

1 Nc3 – Meštrović Opening

1 c4 – English Opening

1 d4 – Queen’s Pawn Opening

1 d4 b5 – Polish Defence

1 d4 c5 2 d5 e5 – Semi-Benoni

1 d4 d5 2 c4 – Queen’s Gambit

1 d4 d5 2 e4?! dxe4 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 f3 – Blackmar-Diemer Gambit

1 d4 e5 – Englund Gambit

1 d4 f5 – Dutch Defence

1 d4 Nf6 2 Nc3 d5 3 Bg5 – Veresov Opening

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5 – Benko Gambit

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e5 – Czech Benoni

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 Nc3 exd5 5 cxd5 d6 – Modern Benoni

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 Nc3 exd5 5 cxd5 Bd6 – Snake Benoni

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 d6 3 Nc3 Nbd7 4 Nf3 e5 – Old Indian Defence

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e5 – Budapest Defence

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4 – Nimzo-Indian Defence

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 a6 – Dzindzi-Indian Defence

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 Bb4+ – Bogo-Indian Defence

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 b6 – Queen’s Indian Defence

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 c5 4 d5 b5 – Blumenfeld Gambit

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 g3 – Catalan Opening

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 d5 – Grünfeld Defence

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 – King’s Indian Defence

1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 e6 3 Bf4 – London System

1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 e6 3 Bg5 – Torre Attack

1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6 3 Nc3 d5 4 Bf4 – Barry Attack

1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6 3 Bf4 – London System

1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6 3 Bg5 – Torre Attack

1 d4 Nf6 2 Bg5 – Trompowsky Attack

1 e4 c5 – Sicilian Defence

1 e4 c6 – Caro-Kann Defence

1 e4 Nc6 – Nimzowitsch Defence

1 e4 d5 – Scandinavian Defence

1 e4 d6 – Pirc Defence

1 e4 e5 2 Bb5 – Portuguese Opening

1 e4 e5 2 Nc3 – Vienna Game

1 e4 e5 2 Nc3 Nc6 3 f4 – Vienna Gambit

1 e4 e5 2 Bc4 – Bishop’s Opening

1 e4 e5 2 d4 exd4 3 c3 – Danish Gambit

1 e4 e5 2 d4 exd4 3 Qxd4 – Centre Game

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 – Ruy Lopez (Spanish)

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 c3 – Ponziani Opening

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Nc3 Nf6 – Four Knights Opening

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 Nd5 – Belgrade Gambit

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 – Italian Game

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 – Giuoco Piano

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 b4 – Evans Gambit

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Be7 – Hungarian Defence

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 – Two Knights Defence

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 c3 – Göring Gambit

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 Bc4 – Scotch Gambit

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4 – Scotch Opening

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d5 – Elephant Gambit

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d6 – Philidor Defence

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 f5 – Latvian Gambit

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 f6 – Damiano Defence

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 – Petroff Defence

1 e4 e5 2 f4 – King’s Gambit

1 e4 e6 – French Defence

1 e4 Nf6 – Alekhine Defence

1 e4 g6 – Modern Defence

1 Nf3 – Réti Opening

1 Nf3 Nf6 2 g3 g6 3 b4 – Réti-Smyslov Opening

1 Nf3, 2 g3, 3 Bg2, 4 0-0, 5 d3, 6 Nbd2, 7 e4 – King’s Indian Attack

1 f4 – Bird’s Opening

1 g3 – King’s Fianchetto Opening

1 g4 – Grob’s Opening