The first five moves of chess

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Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit (A06)

1. e4 d5 2. Nf3

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Lines starting 1. e4347 lines

1. e4

Families through this moveZukertort OpeningBenoni DefenseRat DefenseBarnes DefenseBorg DefenseCarr DefenseDuras GambitFried Fox DefenseGoldsmith DefenseHippopotamus DefenseKing's Pawn GameLemming DefenseLion DefenseNimzowitsch DefenseOwen DefensePirc DefenseSt. George DefenseWare DefenseScandinavian DefenseAlekhine DefenseModern DefenseCaro-Kann DefenseSicilian DefenseFrench DefenseBongcloud AttackCenter GameEnglish OpeningKing's Pawn OpeningPortuguese OpeningCenter Game AcceptedDanish GambitBishop's OpeningVienna GambitVienna GameKing's GambitKing's Gambit DeclinedKing's Gambit AcceptedElephant GambitGunderam DefenseKing's Knight OpeningLatvian GambitLatvian Gambit AcceptedPhilidor DefensePetrov's DefenseIrish GambitPonziani OpeningScotch GameThree Knights OpeningItalian GameRuy Lopez

Lines starting 1. d4197 lines

1. d4

Families through this moveAustralian DefenseBorg DefenseEnglish DefenseEnglund GambitEnglund Gambit DeclinedHorwitz DefenseKangaroo DefenseMikenas DefenseModern DefenseMontevideo DefensePolish DefenseQueen's Pawn GameOld Indian DefenseRat DefenseWade DefenseBenoni DefenseAmazon AttackBasque OpeningCanard OpeningIndian DefensePaleface AttackTrompowsky AttackDöry DefenseTorre AttackYusupov-Rubinstein SystemPseudo Queen's Indian DefenseEast Indian DefenseLondon SystemMexican DefenseQueen's Indian AcceleratedSlav IndianDutch DefenseBlackmar-Diemer GambitRapport-Jobava SystemRichter-Veresov AttackQueen's GambitQueen's Gambit DeclinedSlav DefenseQueen's Gambit AcceptedCatalan OpeningKing's Indian DefenseQueen's Pawn

Lines starting 1. c456 lines

1. c4

Families through this moveEnglish OpeningRéti OpeningEnglish Orangutan

  • A10English Opening1. c41 movesPlay this line
  • A10Achilles-Omega Gambit1. c4 Nf6 2. e43 movesPlay this line
  • A10Adorjan Defense1. c4 g6 2. e4 e54 movesPlay this line
  • A10Anglo-Dutch Defense1. c4 f52 movesPlay this line
  • A10Anglo-Dutch Defense, Hickmann Gambit1. c4 f5 2. e43 movesPlay this line
  • A10Anglo-Dutch Variation, Chabanon Gambit1. c4 f5 2. Nf3 d6 3. e45 movesPlay this line
  • A10Anglo-Dutch Variation, Ferenc Gambit1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e45 movesPlay this line
  • A10Anglo-Lithuanian Variation1. c4 Nc62 movesPlay this line
  • A10Anglo-Scandinavian Defense1. c4 d52 movesPlay this line
  • A10Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Löhn Gambit1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 e64 movesPlay this line
  • A10Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Schulz Gambit1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 Nf64 movesPlay this line
  • A10Great Snake Variation1. c4 g62 movesPlay this line
  • A10Jaenisch Gambit1. c4 b52 movesPlay this line
  • A10Myers Defense1. c4 g52 movesPlay this line
  • A10Myers Gambit1. c4 g5 2. d4 Bg74 movesPlay this line
  • A10Wade Gambit1. c4 f5 2. g43 movesPlay this line
  • A10Zilbermints Gambit1. c4 g5 2. d4 e54 movesPlay this line
  • A11Caro-Kann Defensive System1. c4 c62 movesPlay this line
  • A11Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e35 movesPlay this line
  • A13Agincourt Defense1. c4 e62 movesPlay this line
  • A13Agincourt Defense1. c4 e6 2. Nf33 movesPlay this line
  • A13Agincourt Defense1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d54 movesPlay this line
  • A15Anglo-Indian Defense1. c4 Nf62 movesPlay this line
  • A15Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g64 movesPlay this line
  • A15Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf33 movesPlay this line
  • A15Anglo-Indian Defense, Old Indian Formation1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d64 movesPlay this line
  • A15Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b64 movesPlay this line
  • A15Anglo-Indian Defense, Scandinavian Defense1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d54 movesPlay this line
  • A15English Orangutan1. c4 Nf6 2. b43 movesPlay this line
  • A15English Orangutan1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. b45 movesPlay this line
  • A16Anglo-Grünfeld Defense1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d54 movesPlay this line
  • A16Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc33 movesPlay this line
  • A17Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e64 movesPlay this line
  • A18Mikenas-Carls Variation1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e45 movesPlay this line
  • A20Drill Variation1. c4 e5 2. g3 h54 movesPlay this line
  • A20King's English Variation1. c4 e52 movesPlay this line
  • A20King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation1. c4 e5 2. Nf33 movesPlay this line
  • A20King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch-Flohr Variation1. c4 e5 2. Nf3 e44 movesPlay this line
  • A21King's English Variation1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf35 movesPlay this line
  • A21King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb44 movesPlay this line
  • A21King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian1. c4 e5 2. Nc33 movesPlay this line
  • A22Carls-Bremen System1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g35 movesPlay this line
  • A22King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf64 movesPlay this line
  • A22King's English, Mazedonisch1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f45 movesPlay this line
  • A25King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc64 movesPlay this line
  • A27King's English Variation, Three Knights System1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf35 movesPlay this line
  • A30Symmetrical Variation1. c4 c52 movesPlay this line
  • A30Symmetrical Variation1. c4 c5 2. Nf33 movesPlay this line
  • A30Symmetrical Variation, Napolitano Gambit1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b45 movesPlay this line
  • A30Wing Gambit1. c4 c5 2. b43 movesPlay this line
  • A31Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf35 movesPlay this line
  • A34Symmetrical Variation, Fianchetto Variation1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g35 movesPlay this line
  • A34Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation1. c4 c5 2. Nc33 movesPlay this line
  • A34Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf35 movesPlay this line
  • A35Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc64 movesPlay this line
  • A36Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g35 movesPlay this line

Lines starting 1. Nf355 lines

1. Nf3

Families through this moveZukertort DefenseZukertort OpeningKing's Indian AttackPolish OpeningNimzo-Larsen AttackRéti OpeningQueen's Pawn Game

Lines starting 1. b421 lines

1. b4

Families through this movePolish OpeningZukertort Opening

Lines starting 1. f418 lines

1. f4

Families through this moveBird Opening

Lines starting 1. Nc317 lines

1. Nc3

Families through this moveVan Geet Opening

Lines starting 1. g315 lines

1. g3

Families through this moveHungarian OpeningLasker Simul Special

Lines starting 1. b314 lines

1. b3

Families through this moveNimzo-Larsen Attack

Lines starting 1. g412 lines

1. g4

Families through this moveGrob Opening

Lines starting 1. h48 lines

1. h4

Families through this moveKádas Opening

Lines starting 1. a45 lines

1. a4

Families through this moveWare Opening

Lines starting 1. d35 lines

1. d3

Families through this moveMieses OpeningValencia Opening

Lines starting 1. f35 lines

1. f3

Families through this moveBarnes Opening

Lines starting 1. h34 lines

1. h3

Families through this moveClemenz OpeningCreepy Crawly FormationGlobal Opening

Lines starting 1. a33 lines

1. a3

Families through this moveAnderssen's OpeningVan Geet Opening

Lines starting 1. e32 lines

1. e3

Families through this moveVan't Kruijs Opening

Lines starting 1. Na32 lines

1. Na3

Families through this moveSodium Attack

Lines starting 1. Nh32 lines

1. Nh3

Families through this moveAmar Opening

Lines starting 1. c31 lines

1. c3

Families through this moveSaragossa Opening

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