Best of VIM Tips, gVIM's Key Features. Tips Home Vim Tips Blog (NEW) Cygwin VimTools Buy Vim Book Support VIM Submit to Social Websites. Chess Corner - Chess Tutorial. Chess Corner Home Learn Play Games Fun World Champions Ecards Book Store Links Learn to Play Chess Want to play chess? Don't know how? Don't worry. Once you know the fundementals, you will need to practise your skills.
Why Chess? Elementary Intermediate Copyright © 1997 - 2017 Chess Corner. Online Chess Games Database. A Beginner's Garden of Chess Openings. A guide by David A. Wheeler. The first moves of a chess game are termed the "opening" or "opening moves". A good opening will provide better protection of the King, control over an area of the board (particularly the center), greater mobility for pieces, and possibly opportunities to capture opposing pawns and pieces.
The possible opening moves of chess have been extensively studied for hundreds of years, and many of these sequences have been given names to simplify discussion of a game. This document briefly lists a few of the more well-known chess openings, so that when you see the first few moves you can at least say "Ah! That's the X! " In all openings there is a struggle for key territory, in particular the center squares, and an effort to deploy pieces and pawns in useful positions.
There are three groups of openings covered here: White can start by moving his King's pawn 2 spaces, i.e. playing "e4". Each of these openings is briefly described below. Ruy Lopez Giuoco Piano King's Gambit. ChessOps - A Basic Chess Openings Guide.