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In chess, a trap is a move which tempts the opponent to play a bad move. Traps are common in all phases of the game; in the opening, some traps have occurred often enough that they have acquired names.
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In chess, an irregular opening is an opening considered unusual or unorthodox. In the early 19th century the term was used for any opening not beginning with 1.e4 e5 or 1.d4 d5. As opening theory has developed and openings formerly considered "irregular" have become standard, the term has been used less frequently.
In chess, the Smith–Morra Gambit is an opening gambit against the Sicilian Defence distinguished by the moves:
The Evans Gambit is a chess opening characterised by the moves:
In chess, the fool's mate is the checkmate delivered after the fewest possible moves from the game's starting position. It arises from the following moves, or similar:
The Giuoco Piano is a chess opening beginning with the moves:
The Queen's Gambit is the chess opening that starts with the moves:
The Dutch Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:
Bird's Opening is a chess opening characterised by the move:
The Blackmar–Diemer Gambit is a chess opening characterized by the moves:
The Damiano Defence is a chess opening beginning with the moves:
Petrov's Defence or the Petrov Defence is a chess opening characterised by the following moves:
The Italian Game is a family of chess openings beginning with the moves:
The Queen's Pawn Game is any chess opening starting with the move 1.d4, which is the second-most popular opening move after 1.e4.
The King's Pawn Game is any chess opening starting with the move:
The Siberian Trap is a chess opening trap. After a series of natural moves in the Smith–Morra Gambit of the Sicilian Defence, White can lose a queen. The name appears to result from Boris Schipkov of Novosibirsk in southwestern Siberia.
The Blackburne Shilling Gambit or the Schilling-Kostić gambit is the name facetiously given to a dubious chess opening, derived from an offshoot of the Italian Game, that begins:
In the game of chess, Indian Defence or Indian Game is a broad term for a group of openings characterised by the moves:
An Open Game is a chess opening that begins with the moves:
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to chess:
