Opening Moves

I'm going to add to this page as I add to the blog.

A lot of opening moves are already named. I've kept some of these but I've renamed others where there is really some potential confusion over what the name could refer to. For instance, in England's opening moves there are no less than three combinations that share the name 'Yorkshire' for them. I mean, come on.

England

Northern Openings

• The Churchill Opening: F Edi-NWG, F Lon-NTH, A Lpl-Edi
• The Tyne Opening: F Edi-NWG, F Lon-NTH, A Lpl-Yor

Southern Openings

• The Forth Opening: F Edi-NTH, F Lon-ENG, A Lpl-Edi
• The Humber Opening: F Edi-NTH, F Lon-ENG, A Lpl-Yor
• The Dyfi Opening: F Edi-NTH, F Lon-ENG, A Lpl-Wal

The Splits Openings

• The Tweed Opening: F Edi-NWG, F Lon-ENG, A Lpl-Edi
• The Ouse Opening: F Edi-NWG, F Lon-ENG, A Lpl-Yor
• The Severn Opening: F Edi-NWG, F Lon-ENG, A Lpl-Wal

The Western Opening: F Edi-Cly, F Lon-ENG, A Lpl-Wal

France

Manche Openings

• The Dijon Opening: F Bre-ENG, A Mar-Spa, A Par-Bur
• The Calais Opening: F Bre-ENG, A Mar-Spa, A Par-Pic
• The Bordeaux Opening: F Bre-ENG, A Mar-Spa, A Par-Gas
• The Lyon Opening: F Bre-ENG, A Mar S Par-Bur, A Par-Bur
• The Northern Dash Opening: F Bre-ENG, A Mar-Spa, A Par-Bur
• The Northern Limp Opening: F Bre-ENG, A Mar H, A Par-Bur

Atlantic Openings

• The Brussels Opening: F Bre-MAO, A Mar-Bur, A Par-Pic
• The Metz Opening: F Bre-MAO, A Mar-Spa, A Par-Bur
• The Pyrenees Opening: F Bre-MAO, A Mar-Spa, A Par-Gas
• The Gaspic Opening: F Bre-MAO, A Mar-Gas, A Par-Pic
• The Maginot Opening: F Bre-MAO, A S Par-Bur, A Par-Pic
• The Amiens Opening: F Bre-MAO, A Mar-Spa, A Par-Pic
• The Nice Opening: F Bre-MAO, A Mar-Pie, A Par-Gas
• The Vineyard Opening: F Bre-MAO, A Mar-Bur, A Par-Gas
• The Brittany Opening: F Bre-Gas, A Mar-Gas, A Par-Bur

The Biscay Opening: F Bre-Gas, A Mar-Spa, A Par-Bur

The Norman Opening: F Bre-Pic, A Mar-Spa, A Par-Bur

Italy

Lepanto Openings

• The Udine Opening: F Nap-ION, A Rom-Apu, A Ven H
• The Anti-Hedgehog Opening: F Nap-ION, A Rom-Ven, A Ven-Apu
• The Dalmatian Opening: F Nap-ION, A Rom-Apu, A Ven-Tri
• The Neapolitan Opening: F Nap-ION, A Rom-Nap, A Ven H
• The Genoese Opening: F Nap-ION, A Rom-Apu, A Ven-Pie
• The Innsbruck Opening: F Nap-ION, A Rom-Apu, A Ven-Tyl
• The Venezia Opening: F Nap-ION, A Rom-Ven, A Ven-Tri

The Fiorenza Opening: F Nap-TYS, A Rom-Tus, A Ven-Pie

The Obriani Opening: F Nap-ION, A Rom-Ven, A Ven-Tyl

The McGivern Opening: F Nap-TYS, A Rom-Ven, A Ven-Tyl

The Alpine Chicken: F Nap-TYS, A Rom-Ven, A Ven-Pie

Germany

Blitzkrieg Openings

• The Wadden Opening: F Kie-HEL, A Ber-Kie, A Mun-Ruh
• The Schleswig Opening: F Kie-Den, A Ber-Kie, A Mun-Ruh
• The Baltkrieg Opening: F Kie-BAL, A Ber-Kie, A Mun-Ruh
• The Amsterdam Opening: F Kie-Hol, A Ber-Kie, A Mun-Ruh

Anschluss Openings

• The Salzburg Opening: F Kie-Den, A Ber-Kie, A Mun-Tyl
• The Sudetenland Opening: F Kie-Den, A Ber-Kie, A Mun-Boh
• The Sorbian Opening: F Kie-Den, A Ber-Kie, A Mun-Sil

Dutch Openings

• The Czech Opening: F Kie-Hol, A Ber-Kie, A Mun-Boh
• The Strasbourg Opening: F Kie-Hol, A Ber-Kie, A Mun-Bur
• The Krakow Opening: F Kie-Hol, A Ber-Kie, A Mun-Sil

Prussian Openings

• The Teutonic Opening: F Kie-HEL, A Ber-Pru, A Mun-Ruh
• The Barbarossa Opening: F Kie-Hol, A Ber-Pru, A Mun-Sil
• The Centrifuge Opening: F Kie-BAL, A Ber-Pru, A Mun-Kie

Silesian Openings

• The Katowice Opening: F Kie-Den, A Ber-Sil, A Mun-Bur
• The Frederich Opening: F Kie-Den, A Ber-Sil, A Mun-Ruh
• The Slavic Opening: F Kie-Den, A Ber-Sil, A Mun-Boh

The Dutch Boy Opening: F Kie-HEL, A Ber-Kie, A Mun-Bur

The Western Barbarossa Opening: F Kie-BAL, A Ber-Kei, A Mun-Sil

The Danish Gambit Opening: F Kie-Hol, A Ber-Mun, A Mun-Ruh

The Rhineland Opening: F Kie-Den, A Ber-Mun, A Mun-Bur

The Berlin Defence Opening: F Kie-Den, A Ber H, A Mun-Kie