Zukertort Opening

The main line

The Zukertort Opening is reached by 1. Nf3 (ECO A04). It's one of 47 named lines under this opening in the book.

Named variations (37)

The most common 30 of 37 named variations:

• Reversed Grünfeld — 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 (A08)
• Arctic Defense — 1. Nf3 f6 (A04)
• Tennison Gambit — 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 (A06)
• Wade Defense — 1. Nf3 d6 2. e4 Bg4 (A04)
• Basman Defense — 1. Nf3 h6 (A04)
• Dutch Variation — 1. Nf3 f5 (A04)
• Herrstrom Gambit — 1. Nf3 g5 (A04)
• Kingside Fianchetto — 1. Nf3 g6 (A04)
• Pirc Invitation — 1. Nf3 d6 (A04)
• Polish Defense — 1. Nf3 b5 (A04)
• Queen's Gambit Invitation — 1. Nf3 e6 (A04)
• Queenside Fianchetto Variation — 1. Nf3 b6 (A04)
• Ross Gambit — 1. Nf3 e5 (A04)
• Sicilian Invitation — 1. Nf3 c5 (A04)
• Slav Invitation — 1. Nf3 c6 (A04)
• St. George Defense — 1. Nf3 a6 (A04)
• Ware Defense — 1. Nf3 a5 (A04)
• Black Mustang Defense — 1. Nf3 Nc6 (A04)
• Lisitsyn Gambit — 1. Nf3 f5 2. e4 (A04)
• Old Indian Attack — 1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 (A06)
• Santasiere's Folly — 1. b4 d5 2. Nf3 (A06)
• The Potato — 1. Nf3 d5 2. a4 (A06)
• Lemberger Gambit — 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e4 (A05)
• Nimzo-Larsen Variation — 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 (A05)
• Quiet System — 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 (A05)
• Ampel Variation — 1. Nf3 d5 2. Rg1 (A06)
• Reversed Mexican Defense — 1. Nf3 d5 2. Nc3 (A06)
• Vos Gambit — 1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 e5 (A04)
• Drunken Cavalry Variation — 1. Nf3 Na6 2. e4 Nh6 (A04)
• Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred — 1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 Nf6 3. e4 (A04)

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