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Chess opening

The opening is the initial stage of a chess game. The other phases are the middlegame and the endgame. A large amount of established opening theory exists, with some theory dating back centuries. Many opening sequences, known as openings, have standard names, such as 1.e4 c5, which is named the "Sicilian Defense"; these can be broken down further into…

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Aims of the opening

Opening repertoires

Opening nomenclature

Classification of chess openings

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openings opening chess defense white black gambit d4 e4 players isbn common also often games game pawn e5 play moves

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g3instance ofthe bishops may be fianchettoed with a maneuver0.80text
Bg2instance ofthe bishops may be fianchettoed with a maneuver0.80text
Alekhine's Defenseinstance ofThis leads to openings0.80text
isolatedinstance ofMost openings strive to avoid the creation of pawn weaknesses0.80text
doubledinstance ofMost openings strive to avoid the creation of pawn weaknesses0.80text
backward pawnsinstance ofMost openings strive to avoid the creation of pawn weaknesses0.80text
pawn islandsinstance ofMost openings strive to avoid the creation of pawn weaknesses0.80text
etcinstance ofMost openings strive to avoid the creation of pawn weaknesses0.80text
Viennainstance ofor places where important games featuring the opening were played0.80text
Berlininstance ofor places where important games featuring the opening were played0.80text
and Wilkes-Barreinstance ofor places where important games featuring the opening were played0.80text
the Sicilian Defenseinstance ofIn the 19th century it was used for other common openings0.80text

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