Albin Countergambit Tactical Games

The Albin Countergambit opening that begins with the moves:
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e5

and the usual continuation is:

3. dxe5 d4

The opening is an uncommon defense to the Queen's Gambit. White will try to return the pawn at an opportune moment to gain a positional advantage.

Declining the gambit
3. e3 Bb4+
4. Nc3 Ne7
5. dxe5 Nbc6
6. Nf3

Blunting black's counterattack
4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Nge7 6. Bg2 Ng6 7. Bg5 Qd7 8. O-O Ngxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Nd2 h6 11. Bf4 Ng6 12. Nb3 Nxf4 13. gxf4 c5 14. e3 Be7 15. exd4 cxd4 16. Qxd4

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Kings Gambit Opening Tactics

The King's Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves:

1. e4 e5
2. f4...

The King's Gambit is one of the oldest documented openings, as it was examined by the 17th-century Italian chess player Giulio Cesare Polerio.

King's Gambit Accepted
2. f4 exf4
3. Nf3 g5
5. h4 g4
6. Ne5 Nf6
7. d4 d6
8. Nd3 Nxe4

King's Gambit Declined
2.... Bc5
3. Nf3 d6
4. Nc3 Nf6
5. Bc4 Nc6
6. d3 Bg4
7. Na4 O-O

Falkbeer Countergambit
2.... d5
3. exd5 c6
4. Nc3 exf4
5. Nf3 Bd6
6. d4 Ne7
7. Bc4 O-O

King's Gambit Declined
2.... Nc6
3. Nf3 f5
4. exf5 e4
5. Ne5 Nf6
6. d3 Qe7
7. dxe4 Nxe4

King's Gambit Accepted, bishop's gambit, Grimm attack
1. e4 e5
2. f4 exf4
3. Bc4 Qh4+
4. Kf1 g5
5. Nc3 Bg7
6. d4 d6
7. e5

King's Gambit Accepted, bishop's gambit, classical defense
1. e4 e5
2. f4 exf4
3. Bc4 Qh4+
4. Kf1 g5
5. Nc3 Bg7
6. d4 Ne7

King's Gambit Accepted, bishop's gambit, McDonnell attack
1. e4 e5
2. f4 exf4
3. Bc4 Qh4+
4. Kf1 g5
5. Nc3 Bg7
6. d4 Ne7
7. g3

King's Gambit Accepted, bishop's gambit, Fraser variation
1. e4 e5
2. f4 exf4
3. Bc4 Qh4+
4. Kf1 g5
5. Nc3 Bg7
6. g3 fxg3
7. Qf3

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Petrov Defence Tactical Games

Petrov's Defence (also called Petroff's Defence, Russian Game and Russian Defence) is a chess opening characterised by the following moves:
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nf6

It was first popularised by Alexander Petrov, a Russian chess player of the mid-19th century. In recognition of the early investigations by the Russian masters Petrov and Carl Jaenisch, this opening is called the Russian Game in some countries.

Petrov's defence Sub Variants:
Petrov, French attack
3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nf3 Nxe4
5. d3 ...

Petrov, Kaufmann attack
3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nf3 Nxe4
5. c4 ...

Petrov, Nimzovich attack
3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nf3 Nxe4
5. Nc3 ...

Petrov, Cozio (Lasker) attack
3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nf3 Nxe4
5. Qe2 ...

Petrov, classical attack
3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nf3 Nxe4
5. d4 ...

Petrov, classical attack, Chigorin variation
3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nf3 Nxe4
5. d4 d5
6. Bd3 Be7
7. O-O Nc6
8. Re1 ...

Petrov, classical attack, Berger variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nf3 Nxe4
5. d4 d5
6. Bd3 Be7
7. O-O Nc6
8. Re1 Bg4
9. c3 f5
10. Nbd2 ...

Petrov, classical attack, Krause variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nf3 Nxe4
5. d4 d5
6. Bd3 Be7
7. O-O Nc6
8. Re1 Bg4
9. c3 f5
10.c4 ...

Petrov, classical attack, Maroczy variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nf3 Nxe4
5. d4 d5
6. Bd3 Be7
7. O-O Nc6
8. Re1 Bg4
9. c3 f5
10. c4 Bh4

Petrov, classical attack, Jaenisch variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nf3 Nxe4
5. d4 d5
6. Bd3 Be7
7. O-O Nc6
8. c4 ...

Petrov, classical attack, Mason variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nf3 Nxe4
5. d4 d5
6. Bd3 Be7
7. O-O O-O

Petrov, classical attack, Marshall variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nf3 Nxe4
5. d4 d5
6. Bd3 Bd6

Petrov, classical attack, Tarrasch variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nf3 Nxe4
5. d4 d5
6. Bd3 Bd6
7. O-O O-O
8. c4 Bg4

Petrov, classical attack, Marshall trap
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nf3 Nxe4
5. d4 d5
6. Bd3 Bd6
7. O-O O-O
8. c4 Bg4
9. cxd5 f5
10. Re1 Bxh2+

Petrov, classical attack, close variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nf3 Nxe4
5. d4 Nf6

Petrov, Cochrane gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nxf7 ...

Petrov, Paulsen attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Nxe5 d6
4. Nc4 ...

Petrov, Damiano variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Nxe5 Nxe4

Petrov three knights game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Nc3 ...

Petrov, Italian variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Bc4 ...

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Scotch Game Tactical Defense

The Scotch Game, or Scotch Opening, a chess opening that begins with moves:
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4

Ercole del Rio, in his 1750 treatise Sopra il giuoco degli Scacchi, Osservazioni pratiche d’anonimo Autore Modenese ("On the game of Chess, practical Observations by an anonymous Modenese Author"), was the first author to mention what is now called the Scotch Game.

Scotch game
1. e4 e5      2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4  4. Nxd4

Scotch, Ghulam Kassim variation

1. e4 e5        2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4    4. Nxd4 Nxd4
5. Qxd4 d6   6. Bd3

Scotch, Pulling counter-attack
1. e4 e5        2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4    4. Nxd4 Qh4

Scotch, Horwitz attack
1. e4 e5      2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4
5. Nb5

Scotch, Berger variation
1. e4 e5           2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4       4. Nxd4 Qh4
5. Nb5 Bb4+   6. Nd2 Qxe4+
7. Be2 Qxg2   8. Bf3 Qh3
9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 Nf6
11. a3

Scotch game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4
5. Nb5 Bb4+ 6. Bd2

Scotch, Rosenthal variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4
5. Nb5 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxe4+
7. Be2 Kd8 8. O-O Bxd2
9. Nxd2 Qg6

Scotch, Fraser attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4
5. Nf3

Scotch, Steinitz variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4
 5. Nc3

Scotch, Schmidt variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6

Scotch, Mieses variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5

Scotch, Tartakower variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nd2

Scotch game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5

Scotch, Blackburne attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5
5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7
7. Qd2

Scotch, Gottschall variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5
5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7
7. Qd2 d5 8. Nb5 Bxe3
9. Qxe3 O-O 10. Nxc7 Rb8
11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nb4

Scotch, Paulsen attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5
5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7
7. Bb5

Scotch, Paulsen, Gunsberg defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5
5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7
7. Bb5 Nd8

Scotch, Meitner variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5
5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7
7. Nc2

Scotch, Blumenfeld attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5
5. Be3 Qf6 6. Nb5

Scotch, Potter variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5
5. Nb3

Scotch, Romanishin variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5
5. Nb3 Bb4+

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Italian Game Opening Tactics

The Italian Game a chess openings begin with the moves:

1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4

The Italian Game is one of the oldest recorded chess openings; it was developed by players Damiano and Polerio in the 16th century, and later by Greco in 1620, who gave the game its main line.

The Traxler Gambit
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Nf6
4. Ng5 Bc5
5. Nxf7 Bxf2+
6. Kxf2 Nxe4+
7. Ke1 Qh4+

Italian Game Variation
1.e4e5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.Bc4Bc5
4.O-ONf6
5.c3O-O
6.d4Bb6
7.a4a

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Open Game Chess Tactical Opening

Open Game (or Double King's Pawn Opening) is a chess opening which begins:
1. e4 e5

White has moved the king's pawn forward two squares and Black replies in kind, the result being an Open Game. Other responses to 1.e4 are termed Semi-Open Games, or Single King's Pawn Games.

The term Open Game can also refer to any chess position where ranks, files and diagonals are open, and usually favor tactical gameplay.

Examples of Open Games
Portuguese Opening
1.e4 e5 2.Bb5
Lopez Opening
1.e4 e5 2.c3
Vienna Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3
Bishop's Opening
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4
 Danish Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3
 Center Game
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4
 Alapin's Opening
1.e4 e5 2.Ne2
 Ruy Lopez
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
 Ponziani Opening
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3
 Three Knights Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 without 3...Nf6
 Four Knights Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
 Italian Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4
 Giuoco Piano
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
 Evans Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4
 Hungarian Defense
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7
Two Knights Defense
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
Scotch Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4
Inverted Hungarian Opening
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Be2
Konstantinopolsky Opening
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3
Elephant Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5!?
Philidor Defence
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6
Latvian Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5
Damiano Defense
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f6
Petrov's Defence
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6
Greco Defense
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Qf6
Napoleon Opening
1.e4 e5 2.Qf3?!
King's Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.f4
Parham Attack
1.e4 e5 2.Qh5!?

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Danish Gambit Tactical Defense

The Danish Gambit, known as the Nordisches Gambit (Nordic Gambit) in German, and the Noors Gambiet (Norwegian Gambit) in Dutch, is a chess opening that begins with the moves:
1. e4 e5
2. d4 exd4
3. c3

White will sacrifice one or two pawns for the sake of rapid development and the attack. However, with care, Black can accept one or both pawns safely, or simply decline the gambit altogether with good chances.

If Black enters the Danish Gambit Accepted with
3...dxc3, the main possibilities are 4.Nxc3 and 4.Bc4.

Alekhine Variation:
4.Nxc3 d6
5.Bc4 Nc6
6.Nf3

Option 1
4.Nxc3 Bc5
5.Bc4 Nc6
6.Nf3
Option 2
4.Nxc3 Nc6
5.Bc4 and 6.Nf3
Option 3
4.Nxc3 Bb4   5.Bc4 Bxc3+
6.bxc3 d6      7.Qb3 Qe7
8.Ne2 Alekhine–Pomar, clock simul Madrid 1943

Danish Gambit C21
1.e4 e5
2.d4 exd4
3.c3 dxc3
4.Bc4 cxb2
5.Bxb2 Nf6?!
6.e5 Ng4
7.Nf3 Bb4+
8.Nc3 0-0
9.0-0 Nc6
10.Nd5

Danish Gambit Classic
1. e4 e5              2. d4 exd4
3. c3 dxc3           4. Bc4 cxb2
5. Bxb2 Bb4+      6. Nc3 d6
7. Qb3 Bxc3+      8. Bxc3 Qg5
9. Bxf7+ Kf8      10. Nf3 Qg4
11. O-O Nh6       12. Bc4 Nc6
13. e5 dxe5        14. Nxe5 Nxe5
15. Bxe5 Qg5     16. Rfe1 Nf5
17. Bxc7 Bd7     18. Qb4+ Ne7
19. Rxe7 Qxe7    20. Bd6 Qxd6
21. Qxd6+ Ke8   22. Re1+ Kd8
23. Re7 Kc8        24. Qxd7+ Kb8
25. Qxb7#

Danish gambit, Collijn defence
1. e4 e5
2. d4 exd4
3. c3 dxc3
4. Bc4 cxb2
5. Bxb2 Qe7

Danish gambit, Schlechter defence
1. e4 e5
2. d4 exd4
3. c3 dxc3
4. Bc4 cxb2
5. Bxb2 d5

Danish gambit, Soerensen defence
1. e4 e5
2. d4 exd4
3. c3 d5

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