Top 10 Chess Openings

Below is my list of the top 10 chess openings which are listed based on their popularity and importance in regular practice.

KING PAWN OPENINGS
1. Ruy Lopez
2. Sicilian Defence
3. Giuoco Piano
4. Modern Defence

QUEEN PAWN OPENINGS
5. Queens Gambit
6. Kings Indian Defence
7. Nimzo Indian Defence
8. Dutch Defence

OTHER OPENINGS
9. English Opening
10. Reti Opening

Below are some useful links on the top chess openings
10 most powerful chess openings
Top chess openings
Top 10 popular chess openings
Top 10 powerful openings
Top 10 white openings

How to calculate Chess Tactics

Click here for an excellent article on WikiHow on how to calculate chess tactics. You will learn how to think of the best 2 to 3 moves, visualize them in your mind, think of the opponents response to each of them and the best option to select.

Ruy Lopez

RUY LOPEZ

(ECO Code C60-C99)

Modern Variation (ECO Code C99)

1. e2-e4 e7-e5
2. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3. Bf1-b5 a7-a6
4. Bb5-a4 Ng8-f6
5. 0-0 Bf8-e7
6. Rf1-e1 b7-b5
7. Ba4-b3 d7-d6
8. c2-c3 0-0
9. h2-h3 Nc6-a5
10. Bb3-c2 c7-c5
11. d2-d4 Qd8-c7
12. Nb1-d2 c5xd4
13. c3xd4 Na5-c6
White has a slight plus

Other good links: Wiki, Chesscorner, Chess, Exeter,
Online Database on 365Chess
Play through Ruy Lopez games on Chessgames

Good Bishop in the Endgame

White to Play and Win
1. Bf6+ Kc8
2. Be7 Bf2
3. Bd6 Bh4
4. Be5! Bg5
if 4..... Kd8; 5. Bf6+ Bxf6; 6. Kxf6 Ke8; 7. e7 Kd7; 8. Kf7 +-
5. Bf6 Bd2
if 5..... Bxf6; 6. Kxf6 Kd8; 7. Kf7 +-
6. e7 followed by e8(Q)
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White to Play and Win
1. Bh4 Kb5
2. Bf2 Ka6
3. Bc5! Bg3
4. Be7 Kb5
5. Bd8 Kc6
6. Bh4! Bh2
7. Bf2 Bf4
8. Ba7 Bh2
9. Bb8 Bg1
10. Bg3 Ba7
11. Bf2!

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