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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