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The Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA) is a chess opening characterised by the moves: . 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4. The Queen's Gambit Accepted is the third most popular option on Black's second move, after 2...e6 (the Queen's Gambit Declined) and 2...c6 (the Slav Defense).
This is a list of chess openings, ... Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation: 1. Nf3 e6 ... Modern Variations, Anti-Qxd4 Move Order Accepted: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 ...
The Queen's Gambit is the chess opening that starts with the moves: [1]. 1. d4 d5 2. c4. It is one of the oldest openings and is still commonly played today. It is traditionally described as a gambit because White appears to sacrifice the c-pawn; however, this could be considered a misnomer as Black cannot retain the pawn without incurring a disadvantage.
The terms "Accepted" or "Declined" may be appended to the name, depending on whether the opponent takes the offered material, as in the Queen's Gambit Accepted and Queen's Gambit Declined. In the case of the Queen's Gambit, the sacrifice of material is only temporary as there is no good way for Black to keep the pawn (Ward 1999:10).
This is a list of chess openings that are gambits. The gambits are organized into sections by the parent chess opening, giving the gambit name, ECO code, and defining moves in algebraic chess notation .
The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) is a reference work describing the state of opening theory in chess, originally published in five volumes from 1974 to 1979 by the Yugoslavian company Šahovski Informator (Chess Informant). It is currently undergoing its fifth edition.
The queen mate is one of the four basic checkmates. It occurs when the side with the king and queen force the bare king to the edge or corner of the board. The queen checkmates the bare king with the support of the allied king. In line with Damiano's bishop mate earlier, this could be seen as 'Damiano's king mate'.
Indian Defences: a complex of chess openings beginning – 1.d4 Nf6, including the Nimzo-Indian Defence, Queen's Indian Defence, King's Indian Defence, Bogo-Indian Defence, Old Indian Defence, Janowski Indian Defence, etc. Inverted Hungarian Opening – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Be2; Irish Gambit (or Chicago Gambit) – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nxe5