OPENINGS: e4 KING'S PAWN, most popular, kinda aggresive, frees queen and bishop e5 OPEN GAME (double king's pawn) Nf3 white attacks black center pawn Nc6 black protects black center pawn Bb5 RUY LOPEZ / SPANISH GAME, white attacks the protector of black center pawn d4 SCOTCH GAME Bc4 ITALIAN GAME Nc3 Nf6 FOUR KNITS GAME Nf6 PETROV'S DEFENSE, black counter attacks white center pawn Nxe5 white takes the black center pawn, hoping black will counter-take white pawn: mistake because Qe2 Qe7 Qxe4 wins a knight Pd6 black attacks white knight who has to go back, then black can counter-take white pawn f4 KING'S GAMBIT Ke2 BONGCLOUD, meme opening, NOT good c5 SICILIAN DEFENSE e6 FRENCH DEFENSE c6 CARO-KANN DEFENSE d5 SCANDINAVIAN DEFENSE g6 MODERN DEFENSE d4 QUEEN'S PAWN d5 CLOSED GAME (double queen's pawn) c4 QUEEN'S GAMBIT xc4 QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED e6 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED c6 SLAV DEFENSE Nf6 c4 g6 KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE (hypermodern opening) ? Nf3 ? Bf4 LONDON SYSTEM g4 GROB'S OPENING, sometimes considered the worst first move, NOT good