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15th century to present (predecessors circa 900 years earlier)Ĭasual games usually last 10 to 60 minutes tournament games last anywhere from about 10 minutes ( fast chess) to 6 hours or more.Ĭhess is a board game played between two players. c4 d5).Left to right: white king, black rook, black queen, white pawn, black knight, white bishopĬ. c6 usually transposes to the Caro-Kann Defense (following 2. Other moves less than 1%.įor a detailed statistical analysis of ten selected 1. Statistics Edit Approximate chances White win 38%, Draw 33%, Black win 29%. d4 openings are still less frequently encountered than 1. Even today, at least at amateur levels, the 1.The Queen's Indian has much in common with some of the main variations of the Queen's Gambit Declined - much more so than the typical Caro-Kann has with the French Defense or Ruy Lopez in the 1. d4 openings, this is true because the underlying strategic goals are very similar. While there are many transpositions between the different 1.e4 traps such as the Philidor Defense, Hanham Variation. Pieces should be mobilized quickly, but it is less common for a natural-looking move to lead to a sudden demise, in contrast to several 1. e4 openings so far as traps are concerned. d4 openings tend to be more forgiving than 1. This may seem intimidating to the beginner, but fortunately it is not as difficult as it may sound at first.įurthermore, there are several practical advantages to becoming familiar with playing 1. d4 correctly, the White player should learn the basic Queen's Gambit positions, the King's Indian, Queen's Indian, Nimzo-Indian positions, and even some of the Benoni positions. e4 while maintaining flexibility to play a number of 'Indian' systems or move back into a system typical of 1.d5. 1.d5 directly challenges White's plan to establish a broad center. One notable exception is the Dutch Defense ( 1.f5), whose character prevents 2. Another reason 1.d5 and 1.Nf6 are the main replies considered is that many of the alternatives transpose into main lines anyway. Allowing the broad center was frowned upon in classical times, but is more of a matter of preference today. Traditionally, the two most popular replies are 1.d5 and 1.Nf6, as most other moves tend to allow White a broad center with 2. At this point, Black must decide how to face White's aggression. White makes an aggressive claim to the centre.