A gambit is a chess opening in which a player sacrifices material with the aim of achieving a subsequent positional advantage.
The King's Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the 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 Dutch Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:
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 Réti Opening is a hypermodern chess opening whose "traditional" or "classic method" begins with the moves:
The Caro–Kann Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:
Petrov's Defence or the Petrov Defence is a chess opening characterised by the following moves:
The Bishop's Opening is a chess opening that begins with the moves:
The Benoni Defense, or simply the Benoni, is a chess opening characterized by an early reply of ...c5 against White's opening move 1.d4.
The Dunst Opening is a chess opening in which White opens with the move:
The Zukertort Opening is a chess opening named after Johannes Zukertort that begins with the move:
The Elephant Gambit is a rarely played chess opening beginning with the moves:
The Keres Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:
The World Chess Championship 1886 was the first official World Chess Championship match contested by Wilhelm Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort. The match took place in the United States from 11 January to 29 March, the first five games being played in New York City, the next four being played in St. Louis and the final eleven in New Orleans. The winner was the first player to achieve ten wins. Wilhelm Steinitz won the match 10–5, winning his tenth game in the twentieth game of the match. There were five draws.
The Van 't Kruijs Opening is a chess opening defined by the move:
