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Italian Game1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4White0/4
Ruy Lopez1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5White0/3
Sicilian Defence1.e4 c5Black0/4
French Defence1.e4 e6Black0/4
Caro-Kann Defence1.e4 c6Black0/3
Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6Black0/3
King's Indian Defence1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6Black0/3
London System1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4White0/3
Queen's Gambit (for White)1.d4 d5 2.c4White0/3

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1.e4 e5 — Open Games

Italian Game1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4White0/4
Ruy Lopez1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5White0/3
Scotch Game1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4White0/2
Four Knights Game1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6White0/2
Petroff Defence1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6Black0/2
King's Gambit1.e4 e5 2.f4White0/2
Vienna Game1.e4 e5 2.Nc3White0/2

Defences to 1.e4

Sicilian Defence1.e4 c5Black0/4
Alapin Sicilian (2.c3)1.e4 c5 2.c3White0/2
French Defence1.e4 e6Black0/4
Caro-Kann Defence1.e4 c6Black0/3
Scandinavian Defence1.e4 d5Black0/2
Alekhine Defence1.e4 Nf6Black0/2
Pirc Defence1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6Black0/2

Queen's Gambit & Slav

Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6Black0/3
Slav Defence1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6Black0/2
Queen's Gambit (for White)1.d4 d5 2.c4White0/3
Queen's Gambit Accepted1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4Black0/2
Semi-Slav Defence1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6Black0/2

Indian Defences

King's Indian Defence1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6Black0/3
Nimzo-Indian Defence1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4Black0/2
Queen's Indian Defence1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6Black0/2
Bogo-Indian Defence1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+Black0/2
Grünfeld Defence1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5Black0/2
Benoni Defence1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6Black0/2
Benko Gambit1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5Black0/2

1.d4 systems — London & Dutch

London System1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4White0/3
Dutch Defence1.d4 f5Black0/2

Flank Openings

English Opening1.c4White0/2
Réti Opening1.Nf3 d5 2.c4White0/2
Larsen's Opening1.b3White0/2