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In this Wiki I try to index all commonly played openings.

1-1 Openings

adjacent games

• 1. a6 a1 2. c3 c4 3. d3 d4 the Center Game
  • 4. e3 the East Center Game
  • 4. b3 the West Center Game
• 1. a6 a1 2. c2 the Knight's Move
  • 2. ... c3 3. d2 Closed Knight's Move
    • 3. ... d3 4. b2 b3 5. e2 main line
    • 3. ... c4
  • 2. ... b2 3. c3
• 1. a6 a1 2. d3
  • 2. ... c3 3. d4 d3 4. d2 Two Groups Attack
  • 2. ... d4 3. c3 c4 transposes to the Center Game
  • 2. ... d4 3. Cc3
• 1. a6 a1 2. c3 d3
  • 3. c4 d4 Two Groups Defense
  • 3. c2 c4
  • 3. d4 c4 Center Cross

opposite games

• 1. a6 f1 2. d3 d4 3. c3 c4 the Opposite Center Game
  • 4. e2 b4
  • 4. e3 e4 East OCG
    • 4. ... b3 5. e4 e5
  • 4. b3 b4 5. e3 West OCG
    • 5. ... Cd2
    • 4. ... e3 5. b4
      • 5. ... b5 6. Cc5 e4 7. d2
• 1. a6 f1 2. d3 e2
• 1. a6 f1 2. d2 Opposite Knight's Move
  • 2. ... c4 3. d4 regular variations
  • 2. ... d3 3. c2 c3 Closed Opposite Knight's Move
  • 2. ... c3 3. d3
  • 2. ... d4

1-2 openings

• 1. a2 a1 1-2 Corner Brawl
  • 2. b2

opposite 1-2

close-adjacent 1-2

far-adjacent 1-2

• 1. a2 f1 2. e1 c4 3. d1 d4 4. b2 e2
  white delayed playing for the center to get a really really strong east corner, starting to invade the black west corner
  • 5. b1 a1 6. e4 now white has two strong rows and black is on the defensive even though he owns the center.