French Defense
What is the French Defense?
The French Defense is a chess opening that begins with 1. e4 e6. It is classified under ECO C00–C19 and has 211 named variations. Black chooses it with the move e6.
Moves: 1. e4 e6
ECO: C00–C19
Chosen by: Black
Main variations
1. e4 e6 2. b4
1. e4 e6 2. Bb5
1. e4 e6 2. Qe2
1. e4 e6 2. b3
1. e4 e6 2. d3
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3
All 211 variations
| ECO | Variation | Moves |
|---|---|---|
| C00 | Main line | 1. e4 e6 |
| C00 | Banzai-Leong Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. b4 |
| C00 | Bird Invitation | 1. e4 e6 2. Bb5 |
| C00 | Chigorin Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 |
| C00 | Horwitz Attack | 1. e4 e6 2. b3 |
| C00 | King's Indian Attack | 1. e4 e6 2. d3 |
| C00 | Knight Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 |
| C00 | La Bourdonnais Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. f4 |
| C00 | Normal Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 |
| C00 | Queen's Knight | 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 |
| C00 | Réti-Spielmann Attack | 1. e4 e6 2. g3 |
| C00 | Steiner Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. c4 |
| C00 | Steinitz Attack | 1. e4 e6 2. e5 |
| C00 | Main line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 |
| C00 | Baeuerle Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 b5 |
| C00 | Franco-Hiva Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 |
| C00 | Franco-Sicilian Defense | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 |
| C00 | King's Indian Attack, Franco-Hiva Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d3 f5 |
| C00 | Knight Variation, Franco-Hiva Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 |
| C00 | Mediterranean Defense | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 Nf6 |
| C00 | St. George Defense | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 a6 |
| C02 | Advance Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 |
| C00 | Alapin Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Be3 |
| C00 | Banzai-Leong Gambit, Pinova Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. b4 Bxb4 3. e5 |
| C00 | Diemer-Duhm Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 |
| C01 | Exchange Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 |
| C00 | Franco-Hiva Gambit Accepted | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5 |
| C00 | Horwitz Attack, Papa-Ticulat Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 |
| C00 | Morphy Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nh3 |
| C10 | Paulsen Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 |
| C00 | Pelikan Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. f4 |
| C00 | Perseus Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 |
| C00 | Schlechter Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 |
| C00 | St. George Defense, Three Pawn Attack | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 a6 3. c4 |
| C03 | Tarrasch Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 |
| C00 | Two Knights Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 |
| C02 | Advance Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 |
| C02 | Advance Variation, Extended Bishop Swap | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bd7 |
| C11 | Classical Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 |
| C00 | Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 dxe4 |
| C10 | Hecht-Reefschläger Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nc6 |
| C00 | La Bourdonnais Variation, Reuter Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 |
| C10 | Marshall Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c5 |
| C10 | Rubinstein Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 |
| C00 | St. George Defense, Sanky-George Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 a6 3. c4 b5 |
| C05 | Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 |
| C03 | Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 |
| C03 | Tarrasch Variation, Haberditz Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 f5 |
| C03 | Tarrasch Variation, Modern System | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6 |
| C03 | Tarrasch Variation, Morozevich Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 |
| C07 | Tarrasch Variation, Open System | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 |
| C15 | Winawer Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 |
| C02 | Advance Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 |
| C02 | Advance Variation, Frenkel Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 |
| C02 | Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch Attack | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Qg4 |
| C02 | Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 |
| C02 | Advance Variation, Steinitz Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 |
| C00 | Carlson Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Ne5 |
| C11 | Classical Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 |
| C11 | Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 |
| C11 | Classical Variation, Swiss Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bd3 |
| C01 | Exchange Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 |
| C01 | Exchange Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nc3 |
| C01 | Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 |
| C11 | Henneberger Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Be3 |
| C00 | Orthoschnapp Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. Qb3 |
| C07 | Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 |
| C07 | Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Süchting Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. c3 |
| C16 | Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 |
| C15 | Winawer Variation, Alekhine-Maróczy Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 |
| C15 | Winawer Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 |
| C15 | Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 |
| C00 | Wing Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 |
| C02 | Advance Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 |
| C13 | Classical Variation, Burn Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 |
| C13 | Classical Variation, Normal Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 |
| C00 | Hoffmann Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Qe2 e5 4. f4 exf4 |
| C12 | McCutcheon Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 |
| C10 | Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 |
| C10 | Rubinstein Variation, Ellis Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 e5 |
| C10 | Rubinstein Variation, Maric Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Qd5 |
| C00 | St. George Defense, St. George Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 a6 3. c4 b5 4. cxb5 axb5 |
| C07 | Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 |
| C04 | Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 |
| C08 | Tarrasch Variation, Open System | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 |
| C07 | Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Shaposhnikov Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Nf6 |
| C17 | Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 |
| C16 | Winawer Variation, Petrosian Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7 |
| C02 | Advance Variation, Kupreichik Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Be3 |
| C02 | Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Qg4 cxd4 5. Nf3 |
| C02 | Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 |
| C02 | Advance Variation, Ruisdonk Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Bd3 |
| C13 | Classical Variation, Richter Attack | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 |
| C11 | Classical Variation, Shirov-Anand Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 |
| C01 | Exchange Variation, Svenonius Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bg5 |
| C12 | McCutcheon Variation, Advance Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 |
| C12 | McCutcheon Variation, Exchange Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. exd5 |
| C15 | McCutcheon Variation, Wolf Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 Nf6 5. Bg5 |
| C00 | Reversed Philidor Formation | 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. Be2 |
| C11 | Steinitz Variation, Gledhill Attack | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Qg4 |
| C05 | Tarrasch Variation, Pawn Center Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 |
| C17 | Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 |
| C17 | Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Moscow Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Qg4 |
| C17 | Winawer Variation, Bogoljubow Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 |
| C15 | Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Schwarz's Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 Ne7 5. Nb1 |
| C02 | Advance Variation, Euwe Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 |
| C02 | Advance Variation, Wade Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 |
| C13 | Classical Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 |
| C13 | Classical Variation, Tartakower Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Ne4 |
| C13 | Classical Variation, Vistaneckis Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Ng8 |
| C01 | Exchange Variation, Bogoljubow Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nc6 |
| C10 | Rubinstein Variation, Fort Knox Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 |
| C11 | Steinitz Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 |
| C03 | Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Thunderbunny Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. c3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 e5 |
| C08 | Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Advance Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 c4 |
| C09 | Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 |
| C15 | Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit Accepted | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 dxe4 5. a3 Bxc3+ |
| C15 | Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Kunin Double Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 dxe4 5. Qg4 Qxd4 |
| C17 | Winawer Variation, Retreat Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 |
| C02 | Advance Variation, Main Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 |
| C02 | Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 |
| C13 | Alekhine-Chatard Attack | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 |
| C14 | Classical Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bg5 |
| C12 | McCutcheon Variation, Bernstein Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bh4 |
| C12 | McCutcheon Variation, Chigorin Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. exf6 |
| C12 | McCutcheon Variation, Dr. Olland Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bc1 |
| C12 | McCutcheon Variation, Janowski Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 |
| C11 | Steinitz Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. a3 |
| C11 | Steinitz Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Ne2 |
| C11 | Steinitz Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 |
| C18 | Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 |
| C17 | Winawer Variation, Bogoljubow Variation, Icelandic Defense | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. f4 |
| C15 | Winawer Variation, Exchange Variation, Canal Attack | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. Qh5 |
| C15 | Winawer Variation, Kondratiyev Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd3 c5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bd2 |
| C15 | Winawer Variation, Winckelmann-Reimer Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 dxe4 6. f3 |
| C02 | Advance Variation, Lputian Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 |
| C13 | Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Breyer Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 |
| C13 | Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Maróczy Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 |
| C13 | Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Spielmann Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 O-O |
| C13 | Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Teichmann Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 f6 |
| C14 | Classical Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 |
| C13 | Classical Variation, Burn Variation, Morozevich Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 |
| C13 | Classical Variation, Frankfurt Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Ng8 6. Be3 b6 |
| C12 | McCutcheon Variation, Lasker Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 |
| C12 | McCutcheon Variation, Tartakower Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Nfd7 |
| C00 | St. George Defense, Traditional Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 a6 3. Nf3 b5 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Bb7 6. O-O Nf6 |
| C11 | Steinitz Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 |
| C05 | Tarrasch Variation, Botvinnik Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 b6 |
| C05 | Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 |
| C07 | Tarrasch Variation, Eliskases Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd8 |
| C18 | Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 |
| C15 | Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit, Kan Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 dxe4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Nxc3 Nc6 |
| C18 | Winawer Variation, Classical Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 |
| C17 | Winawer Variation, Maróczy-Wallis Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3 |
| C18 | Winawer Variation, Portisch-Hook Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 |
| C17 | Winawer Variation, Retreat Variation, Armenian Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 |
| C02 | Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. O-O |
| C14 | Classical Variation, Alapin Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nb5 |
| C14 | Classical Variation, Pollock Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qg4 |
| C13 | Classical Variation, Richter Attack | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e5 Be7 7. Qg4 |
| C14 | Classical Variation, Rubinstein Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qd2 |
| C14 | Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 |
| C14 | Classical Variation, Tarrasch Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Bd3 |
| C10 | Rubinstein Variation, Capablanca Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Ne5 |
| C10 | Rubinstein Variation, Kasparov Attack | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. c3 |
| C11 | Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 |
| C11 | Steinitz Variation, Bradford Attack Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Qg4 |
| C17 | Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3 7. Nf3 |
| C19 | Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. a4 |
| C18 | Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with Bd3 | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Bd3 |
| C18 | Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with h4 | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4 |
| C15 | Winawer Variation, Fingerslip Variation, Main Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 dxe4 5. Qg4 Nf6 6. Qxg7 Rg8 7. Qh6 |
| C19 | Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 |
| C13 | Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Albin-Chatard Gambit | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 |
| C13 | Classical Variation, Burn Variation, Main Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 O-O |
| C12 | McCutcheon Variation, Bogoljubow Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Qd2 Qa5 |
| C19 | Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Smyslov Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. a4 Qc7 |
| C18 | Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with Bd3 | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Bd3 Qc7 |
| C18 | Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, with h4 | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4 Qc7 |
| C18 | Winawer Variation, Eingorn Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Kf8 |
| C18 | Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 |
| C19 | Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Nge7 |
| C19 | Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 Qc7 |
| C18 | Winawer Variation, Warsaw Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O |
| C02 | Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. O-O Bd7 8. Re1 |
| C02 | Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Main Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bd7 8. O-O |
| C06 | Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 |
| C18 | Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8. Qxg7 |
| C18 | Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation Declined | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Bd3 |
| C19 | Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3 |
| C19 | Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. h4 |
| C19 | Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Bd3 Nbc6 8. Nf3 |
| C12 | McCutcheon Variation, Lasker Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 g6 |
| C06 | Tarrasch Variation, Leningrad Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nb6 |
| C15 | Winawer Variation, Alekhine Gambit, Alatortsev Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 dxe4 5. a3 Be7 6. Nxe4 Nf6 7. N2g3 O-O 8. Be2 Nc6 |
| C19 | Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qa5 8. Bd2 Nge7 |
| C02 | Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Sørensen Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bd7 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Ng5 |
| C12 | McCutcheon Variation, Duras Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 Kf8 9. Bc1 |
| C12 | McCutcheon Variation, Grigoriev Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. exf6 hxg5 7. fxg7 Rg8 8. h4 gxh4 9. Qg4 |
| C09 | Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Ne7 9. c3 |
| C19 | Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Qd2 |
| C19 | Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Bd2 |
| C11 | Steinitz Variation, Brodsky-Jones Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. a3 Bxc5 8. Qg4 O-O 9. Nf3 f6 |
| C18 | Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Nbc6 |
| C19 | Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Bd7 |
| C19 | Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Bd2 Bd7 |
| C19 | Winawer Variation, Positional Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Bd2 c4 |
| C18 | Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation, Main Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Ne2 |
| C18 | Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation, Paoli Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Kd1 |
| C14 | Classical Variation, Stahlberg Variation | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O c4 |
| C07 | Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense, Modern Line | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 |
How to learn an opening
Learn the ideas before the moves: where the pieces go, which pawn breaks matter and what the typical middlegame plans are. Then play it, and after each game look up the point where you or your opponent left the known moves. MentoChess shows that point automatically for every game you import.
Opening lessons: Three golden opening rules · Scholar’s mate and how to stop it · Italian Game: plans, not just moves · Answering 1.d4: the Queen’s Gambit Declined · Meeting the Sicilian with 2.c3 · From moves to structures