Chess openings starting with P
204 named lines, from Paleface Attack to Pterodactyl Defense. Back to the list of chess openings A–Z.
- A45 Paleface Attack 2 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense 2. Nf3 Nf6 2 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense 2…Nf6 3. Nxe5 3 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense 3. Nxe5 d6 3 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense 3…d6 4. Nf3 4 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense 4. Nf3 Nxe4 4 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack 5 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Berger Variation 10 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Chigorin Variation 8 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Chigorin Variation, Browne Attack 9 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Chigorin Variation, Main Line 9 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Closed Variation 5 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Jaenisch Variation 8 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Krause Variation 10 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Marshall Trap 10 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Marshall Variation 6 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Marshall Variation, Chinese Gambit 9 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Maróczy Variation 10 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Mason Variation 7 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Mason-Showalter Variation 6 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Staunton Variation 8 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Tarrasch Variation 8 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Cochrane Gambit 4 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Cochrane Gambit, Bishop Check Line 5 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Cochrane Gambit, Center Variation 5 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Cozio Attack 5 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation 3 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation, Kholmov Gambit 4 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: French Attack 5 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Italian Variation 3 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Karklins-Martinovsky Variation 4 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Kaufmann Attack 5 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Millennium Attack 5 moves
- C43 Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack 2…Nf6 3. d4 3 moves
- C43 Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack 3. d4 exd4 3 moves
- C43 Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Bardeleben Variation 6 moves
- C43 Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Attack 5 moves
- C43 Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Variation 4 moves
- C43 Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Murrey Variation 4 moves
- C43 Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Steinitz Variation 5 moves
- C43 Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Symmetrical Variation 3 moves
- C43 Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Tal Gambit 5 moves
- C43 Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Trifunovic Variation 7 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Moody Gambit 4 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack 5 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Paulsen Attack 4 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit 3. Nxe5 Nc6 3 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit 4. Nxc6 dxc6 4 moves
- C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game 3 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense 2. Nf3 d6 2 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense 2…d6 3. d4 3 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense 2…d6 3. Bc4 3 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense 3. Bc4 Be7 3 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Albin-Blackburne Gambit 4 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Berger Variation 10 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Bird Gambit 4 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Boden Variation 4 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation 3. d4 exd4 3 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation 3…exd4 4. Nxd4 4 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation 4. Nxd4 Nf6 4 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation 3 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation, Delmar Variation 5 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation, Krause Variation 5 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation, Schlechter Variation 5 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation, Sharp Variation 4 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation, Steiner Variation 6 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Hanham, Kmoch Variation 5 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Larsen Variation 4 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation 4 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Bishop Sacrifice 6 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Delayed Bishop Sacrifice 7 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Forcing Line 8 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Lion's Claw, with Bc4 and h6 6 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Lion's Claw, with Be2 and c6 6 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Shirov Gambit 5 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Sozin Variation 8 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Lopez Countergambit 3 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Lopez Countergambit, Jaenisch Variation 6 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Morphy Gambit 4 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation 3. d4 Nf6 3 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation 3…Nf6 4. dxe5 4 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Klein Variation 4 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Rellstab Variation 5 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Sokolsky Variation 5 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch, Larobok Variation 7 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch, Locock Variation 4 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Paulsen Attack 5 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit 3 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit, Berger Variation 7 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit, del Rio Attack 6 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit, Zukertort Variation 4 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Philidor Gambit 3 moves
- C41 Philidor Defense: Steinitz Variation 4 moves
- B00 Pirc Defense 1. e4 d6 1 move
- B00 Pirc Defense 1…d6 2. d4 2 moves
- B00 Pirc Defense 2. d4 Nf6 2 moves
- B07 Pirc Defense 3 moves
- B07 Pirc Defense: 150 Attack 5 moves
- B07 Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Inner Doll Defense 5 moves
- B07 Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Sveshnikov-Jansa Attack 5 moves
- B09 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack 3…g6 4. f4 4 moves
- B09 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack 5. Nf3 O-O 5 moves
- B09 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Dragon Formation 5 moves
- B09 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Kurajica Variation 6 moves
- B09 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Ljubojevic Variation 5 moves
- B09 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Unzicker Attack 6 moves
- B09 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Unzicker Attack, Bronstein Variation 7 moves
- B09 Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation 6 moves
- B07 Pirc Defense: Bayonet Attack 5 moves
- B07 Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation 4 moves
- B07 Pirc Defense: Chinese Variation 5 moves
- B08 Pirc Defense: Classical Variation 3…g6 4. Nf3 4 moves
- B08 Pirc Defense: Classical Variation 4. Nf3 Bg7 4 moves
- B08 Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System 5 moves
- B08 Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Chigorin Line 6 moves
- B08 Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Czech Defense 6 moves
- B08 Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Parma Defense 6 moves
- B08 Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Schlechter Variation 5 moves
- B07 Pirc Defense: Kholmov System 4 moves
- B00 Pirc Defense: Roscher Gambit 3 moves
- B07 Pirc Defense: Sveshnikov System 4 moves
- A40 Polish Defense 1 move
- A40 Polish Defense: Spassky Gambit Accepted 3 moves
- A00 Polish Opening 1 move
- A00 Polish Opening, with d5 1. b4 d5 1 move
- A00 Polish Opening, with d5 2…Nf6 3. Nf3 3 moves
- A00 Polish Opening: Baltic Defense 2 moves
- A00 Polish Opening: Birmingham Gambit 1 move
- A00 Polish Opening: Bugayev Advance Variation 3 moves
- A00 Polish Opening: Bugayev Attack 2 moves
- A00 Polish Opening: Czech Defense 2 moves
- A00 Polish Opening: Dutch Defense 1 move
- A00 Polish Opening: German Defense 2 moves
- A00 Polish Opening: Grigorian Variation 1 move
- A00 Polish Opening: Karniewski Variation 1 move
- A00 Polish Opening: King's Indian Variation 2 moves
- A00 Polish Opening: King's Indian Variation, Schiffler Attack 3 moves
- A00 Polish Opening: King's Indian Variation, Sokolsky Attack 6 moves
- A00 Polish Opening: Myers Variation 3 moves
- A00 Polish Opening: Outflank Variation 1 move
- A00 Polish Opening: Queen's Indian Variation 3 moves
- A00 Polish Opening: Queenside Defense 3 moves
- A00 Polish Opening: Rooks Swap Line 6 moves
- A00 Polish Opening: Schiffler-Sokolsky Variation 4 moves
- A00 Polish Opening: Schuehler Gambit 4 moves
- A00 Polish Opening: Symmetrical Variation 1 move
- A00 Polish Opening: Tartakower Gambit 3 moves
- A00 Polish Opening: Wolferts Gambit 2 moves
- A05 Polish Opening: Zukertort System 3 moves
- C44 Ponziani Opening 3 moves
- C44 Ponziani Opening: Caro Gambit 4 moves
- C44 Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack 3. c3 Nf6 3 moves
- C44 Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack 3…Nf6 4. d3 4 moves
- C44 Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack 4. d3 d5 4 moves
- C44 Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack 4…d5 5. Nbd2 5 moves
- C44 Ponziani Opening: Leonhardt Variation 4 moves
- C44 Ponziani Opening: Neumann Gambit 4 moves
- C44 Ponziani Opening: Ponziani Countergambit 3 moves
- C44 Ponziani Opening: Ponziani Countergambit, Schmidt Attack 5 moves
- C44 Ponziani Opening: Romanishin Variation 3 moves
- C44 Ponziani Opening: Réti Variation 3 moves
- C44 Ponziani Opening: Spanish Variation 4 moves
- C44 Ponziani Opening: Spanish Variation, Harrwitz Attack, Nikitin Gambit 6 moves
- C44 Ponziani Opening: Steinitz Variation 4 moves
- C44 Ponziani Opening: Vukovic Gambit 5 moves
- C20 Portuguese Opening 2 moves
- C20 Portuguese Opening: Miguel Gambit 3 moves
- C20 Portuguese Opening: Portuguese Gambit 3 moves
- A47 Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense 2. Nf3 b6 2 moves
- A47 Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense 6. b3 Be7 6 moves
- A42 Pterodactyl Defense 5 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Austrian, Austriadactylus Western 4 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Austrian, Grand Prix Pterodactyl 4 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Austrian, Pteranodon 4 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Anhanguera 5 moves
- A40 Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Benoni Beefeater Pterodactyl 6 moves
- A40 Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Benoni Pterodactyl 4 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Benoni Quetzalcoatlus 5 moves
- A42 Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Bogolubovia 5 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Central, Quetzalcoatlus Gambit 5 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Anhanguera 4 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Benoni 4 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Benoni Pteranodon 5 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Benoni Pterodactyl 4 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Pteranodon 5 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Pterodactyl 4 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Rhamphorhynchus 4 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, King Pterodactyl 4 moves
- A40 Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Benoni Pterodactyl 4 moves
- A40 Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Pteranodon 5 moves
- A40 Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Pterodactyl 4 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Rhamphorhynchus 4 moves
- A40 Pterodactyl Defense: Queen Pterodactyl, Quiet Line 4 moves
- B27 Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Anhanguera 5 moves
- B27 Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Benoni Gambit 5 moves
- B27 Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Pteranodon 6 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Quetzalcoatlus 5 moves
- B27 Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Rhamphorhynchus 5 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Siroccopteryx 5 moves
- B27 Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Unpin 5 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Western, Anhanguera 4 moves
- B27 Pterodactyl Defense: Western, Pterodactyl 4 moves
- B27 Pterodactyl Defense: Western, Rhamphorhynchus 4 moves
- B06 Pterodactyl Defense: Western, Siroccopteryx 5 moves