Zukertort Opening
What is the Zukertort Opening?
The Zukertort Opening is a chess opening that begins with 1. Nf3. It is classified under ECO A04–A41 and has 47 named variations. White chooses it with the move Nf3.
Moves: 1. Nf3
ECO: A04–A41
Chosen by: White
Main variations
1. Nf3 Nf6
1. Nf3 d5
1. Nf3 f6
1. Nf3 h6
1. Nf3 Nc6
1. Nf3 f5
All 47 variations
| ECO | Variation | Moves |
|---|---|---|
| A04 | Main line | 1. Nf3 |
| A05 | Main line | 1. Nf3 Nf6 |
| A06 | Main line | 1. Nf3 d5 |
| A04 | Arctic Defense | 1. Nf3 f6 |
| A04 | Basman Defense | 1. Nf3 h6 |
| A04 | Black Mustang Defense | 1. Nf3 Nc6 |
| A04 | Dutch Variation | 1. Nf3 f5 |
| A04 | Herrstrom Gambit | 1. Nf3 g5 |
| A04 | Kingside Fianchetto | 1. Nf3 g6 |
| A04 | Pirc Invitation | 1. Nf3 d6 |
| A04 | Polish Defense | 1. Nf3 b5 |
| A04 | Queen's Gambit Invitation | 1. Nf3 e6 |
| A04 | Queenside Fianchetto Variation | 1. Nf3 b6 |
| A04 | Ross Gambit | 1. Nf3 e5 |
| A04 | Sicilian Invitation | 1. Nf3 c5 |
| A04 | Slav Invitation | 1. Nf3 c6 |
| A04 | St. George Defense | 1. Nf3 a6 |
| A04 | Ware Defense | 1. Nf3 a5 |
| A06 | Ampel Variation | 1. Nf3 d5 2. Rg1 |
| A05 | Lemberger Gambit | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e4 |
| A04 | Lisitsyn Gambit | 1. Nf3 f5 2. e4 |
| A05 | Nimzo-Larsen Variation | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 |
| A06 | Old Indian Attack | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 |
| A05 | Quiet System | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 |
| A06 | Reversed Mexican Defense | 1. Nf3 d5 2. Nc3 |
| A06 | Santasiere's Folly | 1. b4 d5 2. Nf3 |
| A06 | Tennison Gambit | 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 |
| A06 | The Potato | 1. Nf3 d5 2. a4 |
| A05 | Main line | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. Nc3 Nc6 |
| A04 | Drunken Cavalry Variation | 1. Nf3 Na6 2. e4 Nh6 |
| A04 | Vos Gambit | 1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 e5 |
| A04 | Wade Defense | 1. Nf3 d6 2. e4 Bg4 |
| A04 | Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred | 1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 Nf6 3. e4 |
| A05 | Myers Polish Attack | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. a4 g6 3. b4 |
| A04 | Speelsmet Gambit | 1. Nf3 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. e3 |
| A04 | Arctic Defense, Drunken Knight Variation | 1. Nf3 f6 2. e4 Nh6 3. d4 Nf7 |
| A04 | The Walrus | 1. Nf3 e5 2. Nxe5 Nc6 3. Nxc6 dxc6 |
| A06 | Pachman Gambit | 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. b3 |
| A06 | Regina-Nu Gambit | 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 |
| A08 | Reversed Grünfeld | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 |
| A08 | Reversed Grünfeld | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 |
| A04 | Shabalov Gambit | 1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 a6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b5 |
| A41 | Wade Defense, Chigorin Plan | 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. c4 Nd7 4. Qb3 Rb8 |
| A08 | Reversed Grünfeld | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O |
| A08 | Reversed Grünfeld | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 e6 5. O-O |
| A06 | Tennison Gambit, Brigg's Trap | 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Qe2 Qd4 |
| A05 | Double Fianchetto Attack | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O |
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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