Scholar's Mate 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Qh5 Nf6 4. Qxf7# Italian Game 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Ruy Lopez 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 Scotch Game 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 French Defense: Normal Variation 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 French Defense: Advance Variation 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 French Defense: Exchange Variation 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Sicillian Defense: Old Variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 Sicillian Defense: French Variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 Sicillian Defense: Najdorf Variation 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 The Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 exd5 cxd5 Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 The Scandinavian Defense 1. e4 d5 The Queen’s Gambit Declined 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 The Slav Defense 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 The London System (do not play as white) 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. Nf3 The Nimzo-Indian Defense 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 The King’s Indian Attack 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3