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King's Pawn Game

Moves

1. e4

ECO

B00-B99,C00-C99

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Starting position

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The term King's Pawn Game refers to any chess opening starting with the move

1. The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings ( ECO) is a classification system for the opening moves in a game of chess In Chess the word " opening " has two common meanings both of which are discussed in this article In Chess the word " opening " has two common meanings both of which are discussed in this article e4

White opens with the most popular of the twenty possible opening moves. Since nearly all of these openings have names of their own, the term "King's Pawn Game", unlike Queen's Pawn Game, is rarely used to describe the opening of the game. In the most general sense the term Queen's Pawn Game can refer to any Chess opening which starts with 1

Advancing the king's pawn up two squares is highly useful because it is an early stab for center and it frees the queen and bishop so that they can be developed. Control of the centre is an important positional strategy in Chess and some other board games Chess legend Bobby Fischer has said the King's Pawn Game is the "best by test. Robert James "Bobby" Fischer ( March 9 1943 – January 17 2008) was an American -born Chess Grandmaster "

King's Pawn Games are further classified by whether Black responds with 1...e5 or not. Openings beginning with 1. e4 e5 are called Double King's Pawn Games (or Openings), Symmetrical King's Pawn Games (or Openings), or Open Games—these terms are equivalent. An Open Game (or Double King Pawn game is a Chess opening which begins with the White moves 1 Openings where Black responds to 1. e4 with a move other than 1...e5 are called Asymmetrical King's Pawn Games or Semi-Open Games. A Semi-Open Game is a Chess opening in which White plays 1e4 and Black breaks symmetry immediately by replying with a move other than 1

The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings classifies all King's Pawn Games into volumes B or C. The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings ( ECO) is a classification system for the opening moves in a game of chess Volume C is used if the game starts with 1. e4 e6 (the French Defence) or 1. e4 e5. The French Defence is a Chess opening. It is characterized by the moves 1 Volume B is used if Black answers 1. e4 with any other move. The rare instances where the opening does not fall into a more specific category than "King's Pawn Game" are included in codes B00, C20, and C50.

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The Black responses which are given one or more chapters in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings are given below, ranked in order of popularity according to ChessBase. ChessBase is a German company that markets Chess software maintains a chess news site and operates a server for online chess

1. . . c5 is the most common continuation, and is called the Sicilian Defence. The Sicilian Defence is a Chess opening that begins with the moves 1 The Sicilian Defence allows black to fight for the center by preparing to meet a d2-d4 advance with . . . c5xd4. The Sicilian is among the sharpest and most analyzed openings in chess, and it has eighty chapters, B20-B99, set aside for it in ECO.
1. . . e5 leads to the classical Open Games, which includes openings like the Ruy Lopez, King's Gambit, Italian Game, Scotch Game and Petroff Defense. An Open Game (or Double King Pawn game is a Chess opening which begins with the White moves 1 The Ruy Lopez, called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game outside English speaking countries, is a Chess opening characterised by the moves The King's Gambit is a Chess opening that begins 1 e4 e5 2 f4 White offers a pawn to divert the Black e-pawn The Italian Game is a family of chess openings beginning 1 e4 e5 2 The Scotch Game is a Chess opening that begins with the moves 1 Petrov's Defence, sometimes called Petroff's Defense or the Russian Game, is a Chess opening characterized by the following moves 1 Also in this opening, Black is ready to meet a d2-d4 advance with e5xd4. These openings are covered in chapters C20-C99 in ECO.
1. . . e6 is the French Defence, covered in chapters C00-C19 in ECO. The French Defence is a Chess opening. It is characterized by the moves 1 Black's restrained response allows White to play 2. d4, frequently with some advantage in space, but Black is usually prepared to lock up the center to defend against White's initiative and strike back with a c7-c5 advance.
1. . . c6 is the Caro-Kann Defence, covered in chapters B10-B19 in ECO. The Caro-Kann Defence is a common Chess opening characterized by the moves 1 Like the French, this is also considered to be a solid reply, but Black will often need to surrender control over the center (e. g. after 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Black's main line is dxe4. ) On the other hand, the light squared bishop will usually not wind up trapped behind its own pawns, as is common in the French.
1. . . d6 and,
1. . . g6 usually lead to similar openings called the Pirc Defense and Modern Defense. The Pirc Defence, sometimes known as the Ufimtsev Defence or Yugoslav Defence, is a Chess opening characterised by Black responding to 1 The Modern Defence, also known as the Robatsch Defence, after Karl Robatsch, is a Chess opening in which Black allows White to occupy the center with The openings allow White to build up a pawn center with 2. d4, but Black is preparing to bring a bishop to g7 and strike back at the center. These openings are covered in chapters B06-B09 in ECO.
1. . . Nf6 is the Alekhine Defense, which invites White to chase the knight with 2. Alekhine's Defence is a Chess opening beginning with the moves 1 e5. Black is often forced to spend time moving the knight several times as it is chased around the board, all the while allowing White to build up a pawn center. Black is aiming to prove that White's pawns are overextended and weak. The Alekhine is covered in chapters B02-B05.
1. . . d5, the Scandinavian Defense is a direct strike at the pawn at e4, forcing the situation in the center. The Scandinavian Defense or Center Counter Defense, is a Chess opening characterized by the moves 1 After 2. exd5 Qxd5 however, Black loses time since the queen is developed early. The Scandinavian is covered in chapter B01 in ECO.

Apart from these eight responses, all other replies from Black are covered together in ECO chapter B00 ("Uncommon King's Pawn Opening"). A few of these are not entirely obscure, and have received extensive analysis.

1. . . Nc6 is the Nimzowitsch Defence
1. This article is about the opening moves 1e4 Nc6 For the more common 1 . . b6 is Owen's Defense, preparing to bring a bishop to b7. Owen's Defense (also known as the Queen's Fianchetto Defense or Greek Defense) is a Chess opening defined by the moves 1
1. . . a6 is the St. George Defence. The St George Defence, also known as the Baker Defence or Birmingham Defence, is an unorthodox chess opening played with the black pieces Black prepares an advance on the queenside, but ignores the center for a while. The opening gained some attention after Tony Miles used it to defeat Anatoly Karpov in 1980. Anthony John Miles ( 23 April 1955 in Edgbaston, Birmingham &ndash 12 November 2001 in Harborne, Birmingham Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (Анатолий Евгеньевич Карпов born May 23, 1951) is a Russian Chess grandmaster

Some other, rare, replies to 1. e4 have exotic names, but these are considered inferior and with a few exceptions, have not received significant and serious attention by masters.

1. . . a5 Corn Stalk Defense
1. The Corn Stalk Defense, also known as the Ware Defense or simply Corn Stalks, is a Chess opening characterised by the moves 1 . . Na6 Lemming Defense
1. The Lemming Defense is a dubious chess opening characterized by the moves 1 . . f5 Fred Defense
1. The Fred Defence, also known as the Duras Gambit, From Reversed, or Tier's Counter-gambit, is a dubious Chess opening characterised by the . . f6 Barnes Defense
1. Barnes Defense is a dubious Chess opening characterized by the moves *1 . . g5 Borg Defense
1. . . h5 Goldsmith Defense
1. The Pickering Defense or Goldsmith Defense is a dubious Chess opening beginning with the moves 1 . . h6 Carr Defense
1. The Carr Defense, also known as the Krezie Defense, is a dubious chess opening characterized by the moves 1 . . Nh6 Adams Defense
1. Adams Defense or the Wild Bull Defense is a Chess opening characterized by the moves 1 . . b5?! Polish Gambit

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An Open Game (or Double King Pawn game is a Chess opening which begins with the White moves 1 A Semi-Open Game is a Chess opening in which White plays 1e4 and Black breaks symmetry immediately by replying with a move other than 1 This is a list of chess openings, organized by the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO code

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