Openings · The map

Every opening, on one map

All 3,803 named openings, classified into 124 families. Follow the branches from move one, or slice the whole universe by character and style.

3,803 lines · 124 families · ECO A00–E99 · 44 plain-English guides
START3,8031.e42,0161.d41,2871.c42021.Nf3109Other1891…e5Ruy Lopez+25 more· 1029 lines1…c5Sicilian Defense+4 more· 398 lines1…e6French Defense+2 more· 214 lines1…c6Caro-Kann Defense· 110 lines1…Nf6Alekhine Defense· 56 lines1…d5Scandinavian Defense+2 more· 48 lines1…Nf6King's Indian Defense+33 more· 677 lines1…d5Queen's Gambit+10 more· 448 lines1…f5Dutch Defense+1 more· 70 lines1…g6Pterodactyl Defense+3 more· 22 lines1…c5Benoni Defense+1 more· 19 lines1…e5English Opening· 59 lines1…Nf6English Opening+3 more· 45 lines1…e6English Opening+3 more· 40 lines1…d5Réti Opening+8 more· 52 lines1…Nf6King's Indian Attack+3 more· 25 lines1…c5Modern Defense+3 more· 6 lines
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