King's Pawn Game
What is the King's Pawn Game?
The King's Pawn Game is a chess opening that begins with 1. e4. It is classified under ECO B00–C44 and has 38 named variations. White chooses it with the move e4.
Moves: 1. e4
ECO: B00–C44
Chosen by: White
Main variations
1. e4 e5
1. e4 e5 2. Ne2
1. e4 e5 2. f3
1. e4 e5 2. d3
1. e4 e5 2. c3
1. e4 e5 2. a3
All 38 variations
| ECO | Variation | Moves |
|---|---|---|
| B00 | Main line | 1. e4 |
| C20 | Main line | 1. e4 e5 |
| C20 | Alapin Opening | 1. e4 e5 2. Ne2 |
| C20 | King's Head Opening | 1. e4 e5 2. f3 |
| C20 | Leonardis Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. d3 |
| C20 | MacLeod Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. c3 |
| C20 | Mengarini's Opening | 1. e4 e5 2. a3 |
| C20 | Napoleon Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Qf3 |
| C20 | Tortoise Opening | 1. e4 e5 2. Bd3 |
| C20 | Wayward Queen Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 |
| C20 | Bavarian Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. c4 d5 |
| C20 | Beyer Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. d4 d5 |
| C40 | Busch-Gass Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 |
| C20 | Clam Variation, King's Gambit Reversed | 1. e4 e5 2. d3 f5 |
| C40 | Damiano Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6 |
| C40 | Gunderam Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 c6 |
| C20 | MacLeod Attack, Lasa Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. c3 f5 |
| B07 | Maróczy Defense | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 e5 |
| C40 | McConnell Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qf6 |
| C20 | Wayward Queen Attack, Kiddie Countergambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nf6 |
| C44 | Dresden Opening | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4 |
| C20 | King's Head Opening | 1. e4 e5 2. f3 Nf6 3. Nc3 |
| C44 | Pachman Wing Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b4 |
| C44 | Tayler Opening | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 |
| C40 | Busch-Gass Gambit, Chiodini Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nxe5 Nc6 |
| C20 | Clam Variation, Radisch Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. d3 Nf6 3. f4 Bc5 |
| C40 | Gunderam Defense, Gunderam Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qe7 3. Bc4 f5 |
| C20 | MacLeod Attack, Norwalde Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. c3 d5 3. Qh5 Bd6 |
| C20 | Philidor Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. d4 d6 3. dxe5 Bd7 |
| C40 | La Bourdonnais Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qf6 3. Bc4 Qg6 4. O-O |
| C44 | Schulze-Müller Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nxe5 Nxe5 4. d4 |
| C44 | Tayler Opening | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 Nf6 4. d4 |
| C40 | Damiano Defense, Damiano Gambit, Chigorin Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6 3. Nxe5 Qe7 4. Nf3 d5 |
| C20 | Weber Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. d3 d5 3. exd5 c6 4. dxc6 Nxc6 |
| C44 | Tayler Opening, Basman Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 |
| C44 | Tayler Opening, Inverted Hanham | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5. Nbd2 |
| C40 | Damiano Defense, Damiano Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6 3. Nxe5 fxe5 4. Qh5+ g6 5. Qxe5+ Qe7 6. Qxh8 |
| C20 | Wayward Queen Attack, Mellon Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nh6 4. d3 g6 5. Qf3 f6 6. Ne2 d5 |
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.
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