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Open games (1. e4 e5)
- C60 Ruy Lopez (Spanish Opening) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
- C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Piano 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
- C57 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
- C45 Scotch Game 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
- C42 Petroff's Defense 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
- C26 Vienna Game 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3
- C30 King's Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. f4
- C41 Philidor Defense 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6
- C51 Evans Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4
- C21 Center Game 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4
- C21 Danish Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3
- C44 Scotch Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4
Semi-open games (1. e4, other replies)
- B90 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6
- B70 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6
- B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 1. e4 c5 2. c3
- B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3
- C11 French Defense: Classical Variation 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6
- C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4
- C07 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2
- B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5
- B18 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5
- B01 Scandinavian Defense 1. e4 d5
- B02 Alekhine's Defense 1. e4 Nf6
- B07 Pirc Defense 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6
- B00 Nimzowitsch Defense 1. e4 Nc6
- B03 Alekhine's Defense: Four Pawns Attack 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4
Closed & queen-pawn games
- D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6
- D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4
- D10 Slav Defense 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6
- D43 Semi-Slav Defense 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6
- E60 King's Indian Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
- D70 Grünfeld Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5
- E20 Nimzo-Indian Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
- E12 Queen's Indian Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6
- E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+
- E01 Catalan Opening 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2
- A80 Dutch Defense 1. d4 f5
- A46 London System 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4
- A45 Trompowsky Attack 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5
- A51 Budapest Gambit 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5
- A60 Modern Benoni 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6
- D07 Chigorin Defense 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6
- A57 Benko Gambit 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5
- D04 Colle System 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3
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