KING'S PAWN GAME

The term 'King's Pawn Game' refers to any chess opening where White opens with , the most popular of the twenty possible opening moves. Since nearly all of these openings have names of their own, the term "King's Pawn Game", unlike Queen's Pawn Game, is rarely used to describe the opening of the game.
King's Pawn Games are further classified by whether Black responds with or not. Openings beginning with are called Double King's Pawn Games (or Openings), Symmetrical King's Pawn Games (or Openings), or Open Games—these terms are equivalent.
Openings where Black responds to with a move other than are called Asymmetrical King's Pawn Games or Semi-Open Games.
The Encyclopedia of Chess Openings classifies all King's Pawn Games into volumes B or C. Volume C is used if the game starts with (the French Defence) or . Volume B is used if Black answers with any other move.
The rare instances where the opening does not fall into a more specific category than "King's Pawn Game" are included in codes B00, C20, and C50.

Contents

Continuations

See also

Continuations

The most popular continuations after 1.e4 according to NICBase are:
1...c5 - Sicilian Defence
1...e5 - Double King's Pawn Game
1...e6 - French Defence
1...c6 - Caro-Kann Defence
1...d6 - Pirc Defence
1...g6 - Modern Defence
1...Nf6 - Alekhine's Defence
1...d5 - Scandinavian Defence

See also

★ Open Game

★ Semi-Open Game

★ List of chess openings