The65thSquare Chess Openings and Variations
Classic Openings - I

Opening Name Variation Date Added
Irish or Chicago Gambit Accepted 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nxe5 Nxe5 4. d4 11 February 2002
Italian Game 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 18 February 2002
Italian Game Normal 4. d3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 08 April 2002
Italian Game Dubois Variation 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 f5 5. Ng5 f4 08 April 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit 4. b4 18 February 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit 4. b4 Bxb4 4. b4 Bxb4 25 February 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit 6. d4 d6 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 25 February 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit 6. 0-0 d6 5. c3 Ba5 6. 0-0 d6 04 March 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit 8. cxd4 Bb6 7. 0-0 d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 04 March 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 11 March 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit 5. c3 Be7 5. c3 Be7 11 March 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit - Alapin Steinitz Variation 6. 0-0 d6 7. d4 Bg4 04 March 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit - Compromised Defense 6. d4 exd4 7. 0-0 dxc3 25 February 2002
Italian Game Evans Compromised - Paulsen Variation 10. Nxc3 Nge7 11. Ba3 25 February 2002
Italian Game Evans Compromised - Potter Variation 10. Nxc3 Nge7 11. Rg1 25 February 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit - Cordel Variation 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 Na5 11 March 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit - Countergambit Variation 4. b4 d5 18 February 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit - Fraser Attack 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Qa4 11 March 2002
Italian Game Evans Fraser - Fraser Mortimer Attack 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13. Qc2 11 March 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit - Goering Attack 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Bg5 11 March 2002
Italian Game Evans Goering - Steinitz Variation 10. Bg5 f6 11. Be3 11 March 2002
Italian Game Evans - Hirschbach Variation 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Qg5 18 February 2002
Italian Game Evans Hirschbach - Hicken Variation 7. Qf3 Qxe5 8. Qxf7+ Kd8 18 February 2002
Italian Game Evans Hirschbach - Vasquez Variation 7. Bxf7+ Ke7 8. Qh5 18 February 2002
Italian Game Evans - Lange Variation 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Nh6 18 February 2002
Italian Game Evans Lange - Pavlov Variation 7. d4 d6 8. Bxh6 dxe5... 18 February 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit - Lasker Defense 6. 0-0 d6 7. d4 Bb6 04 March 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit - Leonhardt Variation 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 b5 25 February 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit - Mayet Defense 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bf8 11 March 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit - Morphy Attack 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 11 March 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit - Richardson Attack 6. 0-0 Nf6 7. d4 0-0 8. 8. Nxe5 04 March 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit - Sanders Alapin Variation 6. 0-0 d6 7. d4 Bd7 04 March 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit - Stone Ware Variation 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bd6 11 March 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit - Sokolsky Variation 6. d4 d6 7. Bg5 25 February 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit - Tartakower Attack 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3 25 February 2002
Italian Game Evans Tartakower - Levenfish Variation 8. dxe5 dxe5... 25 February 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit - Ulvestad Variation 9. d5 Na5 10. Bb2 04 March 2002
Italian Game Evans Ulvestad - Paulsen Variation 10. Bb2 Ne7 04 March 2002
Italian Game Evans Gambit - Waller Attack 6. 0-0 d6 7. d4 exd4 04 March 2002
Italian Game Four Knights Variation 4. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 08 April 2002
Italian Game Four Knights Variation 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 08 April 2002
Italian Game Four Knights - Canal Variation 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 08 April 2002
Italian Game Giuoco Piano 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 18 March 2002
Italian Game GP - Anderssen Variation 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 18 March 2002
Italian Game GP - Aitken Variation 8. 0-0 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Ba3 18 March 2002
Italian Game GP - Bird's Attack 4. c3 Nf6 5. b4 18 March 2002
Italian Game GP - Center Holding Variation 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 01 April 2002
Italian Game GP Center Holding - Eisinger Variation 6. d5 Nb8 7. d6 01 April 2002
Italian Game GP Center Holding - Mestel Variation 6. Bg5 01 April 2002
Italian Game GP Center Holding - Tarrasch Variation 6. 0-0 Nf6 7. a4 a6... 01 April 2002
Italian Game GP - Closed Variation 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 01 April 2002
Italian Game GP - Cracow Variation 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Kf1 01 April 2002
Italian Game GP - Ghulam Kassim Variation 7. Bd5 Nxf2 8. Kxf2 dxc3+ 9. Kg3 18 March 2002
Italian Game GP - Greco's Attack 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 18 March 2002
Italian Game GP - Greco Variation 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. 0-0 Nxc3 25 March 2002
Italian Game GP - Greco Variation - Aitken Variation 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Ba3 25 March 2002
Italian Game GP - Greco Variation - Bernstein Variation 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Qb3 d5 25 March 2002
Italian Game GP - Italian Game 6. e5 d5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 18 March 2002
Italian Game GP - Italian Game 8. 0-0 Bxc3 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. 0-0 Bxc3 25 March 2002
Italian Game GP - Krause Variation 7. Bd2 Nxe4 8. Bxb4 Nxb4... 01 April 2002
Italian Game GP - la Bourdonnais Variation 4. c3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bd6 18 March 2002
Italian Game GP - Moller Attack 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. 0-0 Bxc3 9. d5 25 March 2002
Italian Game GP Moller - Bayonet Attack 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Rxe4 d6 12. g4 25 March 2002
Italian Game GP Moller - Therkatz Herzog Variation 12. Bg5 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 0-0 25 March 2002
Italian Game GP - Steinitz Variation 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. 0-0 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d5 10. Ba3 25 March 2002
Italian Game Jerome Gambit 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+ 08 April 2002
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