







The King's Pawn Game is any chess opening starting with the move:
Open Game
Open Game[1] (or Double King's Pawn Opening) is a generic term for a family of chess openings beginning with the moves:
Elephant Gambit
The Elephant Gambit (also called the Queen's Pawn Countergambit) is a chess opening beginning with the moves:
Closed Game
Closed Game (or Double Queen's Pawn Opening or Close Opening[1]) is a generic term for a family of chess openings beginning with the moves:
Four Knights Game
The Four Knights Game is a chess opening that begins with the moves:
Alekhine's Defence
Alekhine's Defence (or the Alekhine Defence) is a chess opening that begins with the moves:
Giuoco Piano
In King Pawn Openings by Dražen Marović and Idriz Sušić (1975) the authors write: "White aims to develop quickly – but so does Black. White can construct a pawn centre but in unfavourable conditions, a centre which cannot provide a basis for further active play."[2]
Two Knights Defense
The Two Knights Defense (also called the Prussian Defense) is a chess opening that begins with the moves: