Open Game

See also: open game

English

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

Moves: 1.e4 e5

Alternative forms

• open game

Noun

Open Game (countable and uncountable, plural Open Games)

1. (uncountable) A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5, in which both White and Black move their king's pawn to the fourth rank with their first move.
2. (countable) Any of the set openings which begin in this way. (Ruy Lopez, Scotch Game, etc.)

Synonyms

• Double King's Pawn Opening

Coordinate terms

• Semi-Open Game
• Closed Game

Translations

Translations

• Czech: otevřené zahájení
• French: début ouvert (fr) m
• German: offene Spiele
• Greek: ανοικτή παρτίδα (anoiktí partída)
• Icelandic: opið tafl
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: åpent spill n

• Persian: گشایش باز
• Portuguese: abertura aberta f
• Spanish: apertura abierta f

Further reading

• Open Game on Wikipedia.Wikipedia