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The Inverted Hungarian is even rarer than the already very uncommon Hungarian Defense, although it is perfectly playable for White. It may appeal to White players who wish to avoid extensively analyzed double king pawn openings such as the Ruy Lopez, and to those who favor defensive positional maneuvering battles as also often result from the Hungarian Defense. With the advantage of the first move, White has greater latitude to play moves that are not objectively the strongest without incurring disadvantage.
Since White's third move 3.Be2 makes no threats, there are many satisfactory replies for Black. If White plays a setup resembling the Black side of the Hanham Variation of the Philidor Defense (3...Nf6 4.d3 d5 5.Nbd2), the opening is sometimes called the Inverted Hanham Opening.
After 3...Nf6, John Tayler introduced the line 4.d4!? and published analysis in Chess, February–March 1981. The gambit was picked up by Michael Basman who further developed it, the critical line runs: 4...exd4 5.e5 Ng4! 6.0-0 (6.Bf4 d6) 6...Be7 (6...Ngxe5 7.Nxe5 Nxe5 8.Qxd4 Nc6 9.Qc3 and Black has problems with kingside development ; Basman) 7.Nxd4 Ngxe5 8.f4 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Ng6! 10.f5 (10.Qxg7 Bf6 11.Qh6!?) 10...Bf6 11.Qf2 Ne7.
The Two Knights Defense is a chess opening that begins with the moves:
The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves:
The Modern Defense is a hypermodern chess opening in which Black allows White to occupy the center with pawns on d4 and e4, then proceeds to attack and undermine this "ideal" center without attempting to occupy it. The opening has been most notably used by British grandmasters Nigel Davies and Colin McNab.
The Philidor Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:
The Vienna Game is an opening in chess that begins with the moves:
The Caro–Kann Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:
The Three Knights Game is a chess opening which most commonly begins with the moves:
The Scotch Game, or Scotch Opening, is a chess opening that begins with the moves:
The Greco Defence, named after Gioachino Greco, is a chess opening that begins with the moves:
The Budapest Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves:
The Dunst Opening is a chess opening in which White opens with the move:
The Four Knights Game is a chess opening that begins with the moves:
The Hungarian Defense is a chess opening that begins with the moves:
The Symmetrical Defense is a chess opening that begins with the moves:
The St. George Defence is an unorthodox chess opening for Black. The opening begins with the moves:
The Colle System, also known as the Colle-Koltanowski System, is a chess opening system for White, popularized in the 1920s by the Belgian master Edgard Colle and further developed by George Koltanowski.
Owen's Defence is an uncommon chess opening defined by the moves:
The Queen's Knight Defense is a chess opening defined by the moves:
In chess, a desperado piece is a piece that is either en prise or trapped, but captures an enemy piece before it is itself captured, or is used as a sacrifice that will result in stalemate if it is captured. The former case can arise in a situation where both sides have hanging pieces, in which case these pieces are used to win material prior to being captured. A desperado in the latter case is usually a rook or a queen; such a piece is sometimes also called crazy or mad.
The Tennison Gambit is a chess opening in which White gambits a pawn. The opening moves begin with either the Zukertort Opening:
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