ChessQuiz

Chess opening lessons and quizzes.

Who are you playing as?

Identify the openingRecognize White’s opening and Black’s defense from a position.

5 questions · 10 openings

Playing as White

King’s Pawn openings · 1.e4

Black replies 1...e5

Italian Game

Starts with1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4

4 practice sets · 60 variations

Ruy Lopez

Starts with1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5

1 practice set · 12 variations

Scotch Game

Starts with1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4

3 practice sets · 28 variations

Black replies 1...c5

Against the Sicilian

Starts with1.e4 c5

3 practice sets · 53 variations

Black replies 1...d5

Counter the Scandinavian

Starts with1.e4 d5 2.exd5

3 practice sets · 30 variations

Black replies 1...c6

Against the Caro-Kann

Starts with1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5

1 practice set · 14 variations

Black replies 1...e6

Against the French

Starts with1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5

1 practice set · 14 variations

Queen’s Pawn openings · 1.d4

Black replies 1...d5, 1...Nf6 and others

Jobava London

Example start1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4

3 practice sets · 24 variations

London System

Example start1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3

3 practice sets · 26 variations

Other or varied starts

ICBM Gambit

Example start1.Nf3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Ng5

4 practice sets · 24 variations

Playing as Black

Against King’s Pawn · 1.e4

Caro-Kann

Starts with1.e4 c6

3 practice sets · 42 variations

French Defense

Starts with1.e4 e6

3 practice sets · 34 variations

Sicilian Defense

Starts with1.e4 c5

3 practice sets · 35 variations

Traxler Counterattack

Starts with1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5

3 practice sets · 16 variations

Against Queen’s Pawn · 1.d4

Against the London

Starts with1.d4 d5

2 practice sets · 22 variations

Queen's Gambit Declined

Starts with1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6

3 practice sets · 28 variations

Other or varied starts

ICBM Gambit — Defense

Example start1.Nf3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Ng5

1 practice set · 16 variations