AdmiralAdama99's Chess Opening Flowchart

Version 1 – 08/02/18
· Green = popular among grandmasters (https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/most-popular-chess-openings-today?page=2)
· Moves sorted by popularity. The most popular move is on the left, then 2nd most popular, etc. (https://www.365chess.com/opening.php)
· Variations not included unless line is very popular (Sicilian, Ruy Lopez, etc.). Consult a book such as Fundamental Chess Openings by Paul van
der Sterren for detailed variations.
· Rare and unsound openings are omitted.
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1. e4 1. d4
1. Nf3 1. c4 1. g3 1. f4
B00 King’s Pawn A40 Queen’s Pawn
A04 Reti Opening A10 English Opening A00 Benko Opening A02 Bird Opening
Opening Opening

1. e4 c6 1. e4 d5 1. e4 g6 1. e4 Nf6 1. c4 Nf6 1. c4 c5
1. e4 c5 1. e4 e5 1. e4 e6 1. e4 d6 1. d4 d5 1. d4 Nf6 1. d4 f5 1. c4 e5 1. c4 e6
B10 Caro-Kann B01 Scandinavian B06 Modern B02 Alekhine’s A15 Anglo-Indian A30 English
B20 Sicilian Defense C20 Open Game C00 French Defense B00 D00 Closed Game A45 Indian Defenses A80 Dutch Defense A20 Reverse Sicilian A13
Defense Defense Defense Defense Defense Symmetrical Variation

1. e4 c5 2. f4 1. e4 c5 2. c3 1. e4 c5 2. d4 1. e4 c5 2. b4 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 1. e4 e5 2. f4 1. e4 e5 2. d4 1. e4 e6 2. d4 Leads To Pirc 1. d4 d5 2. c4 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4
B21 Sicilian Grand B22 Sicilian Alapin B21 Sicilian Smith- B20 Sicilian Wing C40 King’s Knight C23 Bishop’s B01 Scandinavian Center B03 Alekhine’s Defense Main
B27 Open Sicilian B23 Closed Sicilian C25 Vienna Game C30 King’s Gambit C20 C00 Defense D06 Queen’s Gambit A50
Prix Variation Morra Gambit Gambit Opening Opening Counter Defense Line

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 Leads To 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6
C41 Philidor’s D30 Queen’s Gambit D20 Queen’s Gambit E60 King’s Indian A53 Old Indian
B50 B30 B40 C44 C42 Petroff Defense Scholar’s Mate C21 Center Game C00 D10 Slav Defense A56 Benoni Defense E00
Defense Declined Accepted Defense Defense

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Leads To Semi 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
C02 French Advance C01 French Exchange
B50 B40 C60 Ruy Lopez C50 Italian Game C44 Scotch Game C46 Three Knights Opening C21 Danish Gambit C10 French Paulsen Variation C03 French Tarrasch Slav Defense E61 A56 E00 Catalan E00 E10
Variation Variation

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+
B50 B40 C60 C65 Berlin Defense C50 Giuoco Piano C55 Two Knight’s Defense C55 Two Knights Defense C46 Four Knights Game C15 French Winawer Variation D80 Grunfeld Defense A57 Benko Gambit E20 Nimzo-Indian Defense E12 Queen’s Indian Defense E11 Bogo-Indian Defense

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Leads To Fried

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6
B54 B40 Liver Attack
C70 Ruy Lopez Main Line C68 Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6
B41 Sicilian Kan Always take with the D-pawn so you can
B54 B44
(slower, positional) potentially do this: 5. Nxe5 Qd4

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3
B56 B45 Sicilian Taimanov

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6
B90 Sicilian Najdorf
(sharp)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6
B70 Sicilian Dragon B56 Classical Sicilian
B80 Sicilian Scheveningen
(sharp) (slower, positional)