20 MOST USED OPENINGS BY CHESS GRANDMASTERS

You don't know anything about chess if you don't know the 20 most used openings by the Grandmasters.

1. Spanish Opening (Ruy Lopez): Develop the bishop early to press the horse black in c6 and control the center.

1. e4 e5

   2. Nf3 Nc6  

   3. Bb5

2. Italian Opening: Rapid development of parts with pressure on the black pawn of f7.

1. e4 e5

   2. Nf3 Nc6  

   3. Bc4

3. Sicilian Opening: An aggressive response from black to 1. e4 looking to unbalance the match.

   1. e4 c5

4. French Open: black gives up space initially, but looks for a solid counterattack later.

1. e4 e6

5. Caro-Kann Opening: Solid defense for the black that favors pawn structure and defensive play.

   1. e4 c6

6. Pirc Defense: The black allows the target to take centre with the idea of fighting back later.

1. e4 d6

   2. d4 Nf6  

   3. Nc3 g6

7. Checkers Gambit: White offers a pawn to gain space and strong control of the center.

1. d4 d5

   2. c4

8. King's Indian Defence: The black betrays its King's bishop to withstand central pressure from the target.

   1. d4 Nf6  

   2. c4 g6  

   3. Nc3 Bg7

9. Nimzoindia defence: The black nails the c3 horse and controls the center indirectly.

   1. d4 Nf6  

   2. c4 e6  

   3. Nc3 Bb4

10. English Opening: White seeks to control the center with c4, avoiding the immediate advance of king or queen pawns.

    1. c4

11. Scottish Opener: White looking for direct play, opening up centre quickly.

1. e4 e5

    2. Nf3 Nc6  

3. d4

12. Alekhine Defense: The black provokes the target to advance its pawns to then attack the structure.

    1. e4 Nf6

13. Opening Bird: White seeks to dominate the center with pawns from an asymmetrical perspective.

    1. f4

14. Grünfeld Defense: The black gives up the center to attack from a distance, combining dynamic counterattacks.

    1. d4 Nf6  

    2. c4 g6  

    3. Nc3 d5

15. Scandinavian Defense: The black defies the center of the target from the first move.

1. e4 d5

16. Larsen Opening: The white seeks flexible development with the idea of engaging the lady bishop.

    1. b3

17. Dutch Defense: The black responds aggressively to the attempt to control the center of the target.

    1. d4 f5

18. Reti Opening: Hypermodern opening that first develops smaller pieces instead of advancing central pawns.

    1. Nf3

19. Latvian Gambit: The black opt for a very aggressive and risky response to the opening game of the target.

1. e4 e5

    2. Nf3 f5

20. Viennese Apertura: The white tries to imitate the Sicilian with the inverted colors, creating similar structures.

1. e4 e5

    2. Nc3