Chess Openings 1. e4
Submitted by on Wed, 02/13/2008 at 4:40pm.
Here is a list of chess openings starting 1. e4. This is somewhat like what is on Bill Wall's blog, but I have revised and added some new names:
Cornstalk Defense or Ware Defense:
1. e4 a5
St. George's Defense, Baker Defense, or Birmingham Defense:
1. e4 a6
Owen's Defense, Queen's Fianchetto Defense, or Greek Defense:
1. e4 b6
Sicilian Defense
1. e4 c5
Caro-Kann Defense:
1. e4 c6
Scandinavian Defense or Center Counter Defense:
1. e4 d5
Pirc Defense
1. e4 d6
King's Pawn Game
1. e4 e5
French Defense:
1. e4 e6
Fred Defense, Duras Gambit, or Tiers Counter-Gambit:
1. e4 f5
Barnes Defense
1. e4 f6
Grob Defense, Borg Defense, Basman's Defense, Basmanic Defense, or Macho Grob:
1. e4 g5
Modern Defense:
1. e4 g6
Pickering Defense or Goldsmith Defense:
1. e4 h5
Carr Defense:
1. e4 h6
Lemming Defense:
1. e4 Na6
Nimzowitsch Defense:
1. e4 Nc6
Alekhine's Defense:
1. e4 Nf6
Adams Defense or Wild Bull Defense:
1. e4 Nh6
I will post more variations at a later date. Enjoy!