Chess openings starting with Q
352 named lines, from Queen's Gambit to Queen's Pawn. Back to the list of chess openings A–Z.
Queen's Gambit 1 line
Queen's Gambit Accepted 51 lines
- D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 2. c4 dxc4 2 moves
- D23 Queen's Gambit Accepted 3. Nf3 Nf6 3 moves
- D24 Queen's Gambit Accepted 4…dxc4 5. e4 5 moves
- D20 Accelerated Mannheim Variation 3 moves
- D22 Alekhine Defense 3 moves
- D22 Alekhine Defense, Alatortsev Variation 6 moves
- D21 Alekhine Defense, Borisenko-Furman Variation 4 moves
- D22 Alekhine Defense, Haberditz Variation 4 moves
- D24 Bogoljubow Defense 5 moves
- D20 Central Variation, Alekhine System 3 moves
- D20 Central Variation, Greco Variation 3 moves
- D20 Central Variation, McDonnell Defense 3 moves
- D20 Central Variation, McDonnell Defense, Somov Gambit 4 moves
- D20 Central Variation, Modern Defense 3 moves
- D20 Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense 3 moves
- D20 Central Variation, Rubinstein Defense, Yefimov Gambit 4 moves
- D26 Classical Defense 5 moves
- D28 Classical Defense, Alekhine System 6…a6 7. Qe2 7 moves
- D28 Classical Defense, Alekhine System 7. Qe2 b5 7 moves
- D29 Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Main Line 8 moves
- D29 Classical Defense, Alekhine System, Smyslov Variation 10 moves
- D27 Classical Defense, Main Line 6 moves
- D26 Classical Defense, Normal Line 6 moves
- D27 Classical Defense, Rubinstein Variation 7 moves
- D27 Classical Defense, Russian Gambit 7 moves
- D26 Classical Defense, Steinitz Variation, Development Variation 6 moves
- D26 Classical Defense, Steinitz Variation, Exchange Variation 6 moves
- D28 Classical, Flohr Variation 13 moves
- D26 Classical, Furman Variation 10 moves
- D27 Furman Variation 7 moves
- D21 Godes Variation 3 moves
- D21 Gunsberg Defense 3 moves
- D24 Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit 7 moves
- D25 Janowski-Larsen Variation 4 moves
- D20 Linares Variation 5 moves
- D23 Mannheim Variation 4 moves
- D21 Normal Variation 2…dxc4 3. Nf3 3 moves
- D25 Normal Variation 3…Nf6 4. e3 4 moves
- D26 Normal Variation, Traditional System 4 moves
- D20 Old Variation 3 moves
- D20 Old Variation, Billinger Gambit 6 moves
- D20 Old Variation, Christensen Gambit 6 moves
- D20 Old Variation, Korchnoi Gambit 6 moves
- D20 Old Variation, Novikov Gambit 6 moves
- D21 Rosenthal Variation 3 moves
- D20 Saduleto Variation 3 moves
- D20 Schwartz Defense 3 moves
- D24 Showalter Variation 4 moves
- D21 Slav Gambit 3 moves
- D25 Smyslov Variation 4 moves
- D25 Winawer Defense 4 moves
Queen's Gambit Declined 171 lines
- D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 2. c4 e6 2 moves
- D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 5…Nbd7 6. e3 6 moves
- D53 Queen's Gambit Declined 4. Bg5 Be7 4 moves
- D53 Queen's Gambit Declined 4…Be7 5. Nf3 5 moves
- D31 Alapin Variation 3 moves
- D08 Albin Countergambit 2 moves
- D08 Albin Countergambit, Balogh Variation 5 moves
- D09 Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation 5 moves
- D09 Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation, Be6 Line 5 moves
- D09 Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation, Bf5 Line 5 moves
- D09 Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation, Bg4 Line 5 moves
- D08 Albin Countergambit, Janowski Variation 5 moves
- D08 Albin Countergambit, Krenosz Variation 8 moves
- D08 Albin Countergambit, Lasker Trap 5 moves
- D08 Albin Countergambit, Modern Line 5 moves
- D08 Albin Countergambit, Normal Line 4 moves
- D08 Albin Countergambit, Spassky Variation 4 moves
- D08 Albin Countergambit, Tartakower Defense 4 moves
- D51 Alekhine Variation 6 moves
- D55 Anti-Tartakower Variation 7 moves
- D55 Anti-Tartakower Variation, Petrosian Variation 11 moves
- D06 Austrian Attack, Salvio Countergambit 3 moves
- D06 Austrian Defense 2 moves
- D06 Austrian Defense, Gusev Countergambit 3 moves
- D06 Austrian Defense, Haberditz Variation 5 moves
- D06 Baltic Defense 2 moves
- D06 Baltic Defense, Argentinian Gambit 5 moves
- D06 Baltic Defense, Pseudo-Chigorin 4 moves
- D02 Baltic Defense, Pseudo-Slav 4 moves
- D06 Baltic Defense, Queen Attack 3 moves
- D06 Baltic Defense, Queen Attack Deferred 4 moves
- D37 Barmen Variation 4 moves
- D50 Been-Koomen Variation 4 moves
- D52 Cambridge Springs Defense 6. e3 Qa5 6 moves
- D52 Cambridge Springs Defense 6…Qa5 7. cxd5 7 moves
- D52 Cambridge Springs Defense, Argentine Variation 9 moves
- D52 Cambridge Springs Defense, Bogoljubow Variation 8 moves
- D52 Cambridge Springs Defense, Capablanca Variation 7 moves
- D52 Cambridge Springs Defense, Rubinstein Variation 7 moves
- D52 Cambridge Springs Defense, Yugoslav Variation 7 moves
- D30 Capablanca Variation 4. Bg5 h6 4 moves
- D30 Capablanca Variation 5…Nbd7 6. e3 6 moves
- D51 Capablanca Variation, Anti-Cambridge Springs Variation 6 moves
- D31 Charousek Variation 3 moves
- D31 Charousek Variation, Miladinovic Gambit 5 moves
- D07 Chigorin Defense 2. c4 Nc6 2 moves
- D07 Chigorin Defense 2…Nc6 3. Nc3 3 moves
- D07 Chigorin Defense 3. Nc3 dxc4 3 moves
- D07 Chigorin Defense, Exchange Variation 3 moves
- D07 Chigorin Defense, Exchange Variation, Costa's Line 8 moves
- D07 Chigorin Defense, Janowski Variation 4 moves
- D07 Chigorin Defense, Lazard Gambit 3 moves
- D07 Chigorin Defense, Main Line 3 moves
- D07 Chigorin Defense, Main Line, Alekhine Variation 4 moves
- D07 Chigorin Defense, Modern Gambit 4 moves
- D07 Chigorin Defense, Tartakower Gambit 3 moves
- D35 Exchange Variation 3…d5 4. cxd5 4 moves
- D35 Exchange Variation 6. cxd5 exd5 6 moves
- D35 Exchange Variation, Carlsen Variation 7 moves
- D35 Exchange Variation, Chameleon Variation 10 moves
- D35 Exchange Variation, Positional Variation 4…exd5 5. Bg5 5 moves
- D35 Exchange Variation, Positional Variation 5. Bg5 c6 5 moves
- D36 Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation 5…c6 6. Qc2 6 moves
- D36 Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation 7…Nbd7 8. Bd3 8 moves
- D36 Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation 7…O-O 8. Bd3 8 moves
- D36 Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation 8…h6 9. Bh4 9 moves
- D35 Exchange Variation, Sämisch Variation 6 moves
- D35 Harrwitz Attack 3…Nf6 4. Bf4 4 moves
- D37 Harrwitz Attack 4…Be7 5. Bf4 5 moves
- D37 Harrwitz Attack 9…Qa5 10. a3 10 moves
- D37 Harrwitz Attack 9…Qa5 10. O-O-O 10 moves
- D37 Harrwitz Attack, Fianchetto Defense 6 moves
- D37 Harrwitz Attack, Main Line 7 moves
- D37 Harrwitz Attack, Orthodox Defense 6 moves
- D37 Harrwitz Attack, Two Knights Defense 6 moves
- D37 Harrwitz Attack, Two Knights Defense, Blockade Line 7 moves
- D31 Janowski Variation 3 moves
- D37 Knight Defense, Alekhine Gambit 6 moves
- D53 Lasker Defense 5. e3 Ne4 5 moves
- D56 Lasker Defense 7. e3 Ne4 7 moves
- D57 Lasker Defense, Bernstein Variation 11 moves
- D57 Lasker Defense, Bernstein Variation, Mar del Plata Gambit 12 moves
- D57 Lasker Defense, Main Line 10 moves
- D56 Lasker Defense, Russian Variation 13 moves
- D56 Lasker Defense, Teichmann Variation 9 moves
- D51 Manhattan Variation 5 moves
- D06 Marshall Defense 2 moves
- D06 Marshall Defense, Tan Gambit 3 moves
- D37 Miles Variation 6 moves
- D50 Modern Variation 4 moves
- D53 Modern Variation, Heral Variation 5 moves
- D51 Modern Variation, Knight Defense 4. Bg5 Nbd7 4 moves
- D51 Modern Variation, Knight Defense 4…Nbd7 5. e3 5 moves
- D51 Modern Variation, Knight Defense 5. e3 c6 5 moves
- D55 Modern Variation, Normal Line 6 moves
- D54 Neo-Orthodox Variation 5…O-O 6. Rc1 6 moves
- D55 Neo-Orthodox Variation 6. e3 h6 6 moves
- D55 Neo-Orthodox Variation, Main Line 7 moves
- D35 Normal Defense 3 moves
- D60 Orthodox Defense 6 moves
- D67 Orthodox Defense, Alekhine Variation 11 moves
- D66 Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line 7…c6 8. Bd3 8 moves
- D67 Orthodox Defense, Bd3 Line 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 10 moves
- D60 Orthodox Defense, Botvinnik Variation 7 moves
- D67 Orthodox Defense, Capablanca System 9 moves
- D63 Orthodox Defense, Capablanca Variation 9 moves
- D68 Orthodox Defense, Classical Variation 12. Rxc3 e5 12 moves
- D68 Orthodox Defense, Classical Variation 12…e5 13. Qb1 13 moves
- D68 Orthodox Defense, Classical Variation 12…e5 13. Qc2 13 moves
- D69 Orthodox Defense, Classical Variation 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 14 moves
- D66 Orthodox Defense, Fianchetto Variation 9 moves
- D63 Orthodox Defense, Henneberger Variation 7 moves
- D67 Orthodox Defense, Janowski Variation 10 moves
- D63 Orthodox Defense, Main Line 6…Nbd7 7. Rc1 7 moves
- D63 Orthodox Defense, Main Line 7. Rc1 c6 7 moves
- D67 Orthodox Defense, Main Line 10…Qxe7 11. O-O 11 moves
- D63 Orthodox Defense, Pillsbury Variation 9 moves
- D60 Orthodox Defense, Rauzer Variation 7 moves
- D64 Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Attack 8…a6 9. Qc2 9 moves
- D64 Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Attack 7…c6 8. Qc2 8 moves
- D64 Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Attack 8. Qc2 a6 8 moves
- D64 Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Attack 8. Qc2 Ne4 8 moves
- D65 Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Attack 8…a6 9. cxd5 9 moves
- D61 Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation 7 moves
- D62 Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation, Flohr Line 8 moves
- D63 Orthodox Defense, Swiss, Carlsbad Variation 8 moves
- D55 Pillsbury Attack 9 moves
- D50 Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation 5 moves
- D50 Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation, Canal Variation 5 moves
- D50 Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation, Primitive Pillsbury Variation 6 moves
- D31 Queen's Knight Variation 3 moves
- D38 Ragozin Defense 4 moves
- D38 Ragozin Defense, Alekhine Variation 5 moves
- D39 Ragozin Defense, Vienna Variation 5 moves
- D51 Rochlin Variation 7 moves
- D31 Semi-Slav, Abrahams Variation 7 moves
- D31 Semi-Slav, Junge Variation 7 moves
- D31 Semi-Slav, Koomen Variation 7 moves
- D40 Semi-Tarrasch Defense 4. Nc3 c5 4 moves
- D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defense 5. d4 e6 5 moves
- D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defense 4…c5 5. cxd5 5 moves
- D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Endgame Variation 8 moves
- D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Exchange Variation 5…Nxd5 6. e4 6 moves
- D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Exchange Variation 6…Nxc3 7. bxc3 7 moves
- D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Kmoch Variation 11 moves
- D50 Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Krause Variation 8 moves
- D40 Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Levenfish Variation 10 moves
- D42 Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main Line 7 moves
- D40 Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Pillsbury Variation 4…c5 5. Bg5 5 moves
- D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Pillsbury Variation 5…Nxd5 6. e3 6 moves
- D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defense, San Sebastian Variation 9 moves
- D40 Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Symmetrical Variation 7 moves
- D30 Semmering Variation 6 moves
- D30 Spielmann Variation 5 moves
- D30 Stonewall Variation 6 moves
- D32 Tarrasch Defense 4 moves
- D30 Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch 3 moves
- D30 Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch Bishop Attack 5 moves
- D34 Tarrasch Defense, Stoltz Variation 10 moves
- D58 Tartakower Defense 7. e3 b6 7 moves
- D59 Tartakower Defense 11. Rc1 Be6 11 moves
- D58 Tartakower Defense, Exchange Variation 8 moves
- D59 Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation 8 moves
- D37 Three Knights Variation 4 moves
- D37 Three Knights, Vienna Variation 4 moves
- D30 Traditional Variation 4 moves
- D53 Uhlmann Variation 7 moves
- D30 Vienna Variation 4 moves
- D37 Vienna Variation, Quiet Variation 5 moves
- D38 Westphalian Variation 6 moves
- D06 Zilbermints Gambit 2 moves
Queen's Indian Accelerated 1 line
Queen's Indian Defense 67 lines
- E12 Queen's Indian Defense 3 moves
- E14 with e3 5…c5 6. c4 6 moves
- E14 with e3 6. c4 Be7 6 moves
- E14 with e3 6. c4 g6 6 moves
- E14 with e3 6…O-O 7. Nc3 7 moves
- E14 with e3 8…O-O 9. c4 9 moves
- E14 with e3 5. Nc3 Bb7 5 moves
- E14 with e3 5…Bd6 6. Bd3 6 moves
- E14 with e3 7. O-O Bb7 7 moves
- E14 with e3 6. b3 b6 6 moves
- E14 with e3 6. Bd3 b6 6 moves
- E14 with e3 7…Bb7 8. Bd3 8 moves
- E14 with e3 6…Bb7 7. e3 7 moves
- E14 with e3 8…Bb7 9. Bd3 9 moves
- E14 with e3, Bb4+ Line 5 moves
- E17 Anti-Queen's Indian System 6 moves
- E14 Averbakh Variation 9 moves
- E15 Buerger Variation 7 moves
- E16 Capablanca Variation 5 moves
- E17 Classical Variation 6 moves
- E17 Classical Variation, Polugaevsky Gambit 8 moves
- E17 Classical Variation, Taimanov Gambit 8 moves
- E18 Classical Variation, Tiviakov Defense 7 moves
- E18 Classical Variation, Traditional Variation 7 moves
- E19 Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line 9 moves
- E18 Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch Line 7 moves
- E17 Euwe Variation 7 moves
- E15 Fianchetto Variation 4 moves
- E15 Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation 5 moves
- E15 Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line 6 moves
- E15 Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Modern Line 6 moves
- E17 Fianchetto Variation, Kramnik Variation 7 moves
- E15 Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation 4 moves
- E15 Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Nimzowitsch Attack 5 moves
- E15 Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line 5 moves
- E15 Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Timman's Line 5 moves
- E15 Fianchetto Variation, Rubinstein Variation 7 moves
- E15 Fianchetto Variation, Sämisch Variation 5 moves
- E15 Fianchetto Variation, Traditional Line 4 moves
- E12 Kasparov Variation 3…b6 4. Nc3 4 moves
- E13 Kasparov Variation 6. Bh4 Bb7 6 moves
- E12 Kasparov Variation, Botvinnik Attack 7 moves
- E12 Kasparov-Petrosian Variation 5 moves
- E12 Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation 5 moves
- E12 Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Classical Variation 6 moves
- E12 Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog Variation 5 moves
- E12 Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov Attack 7 moves
- E12 Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Main Line 5 moves
- E12 Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Marco Defense 5 moves
- E12 Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Modern Variation 6 moves
- E12 Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian Attack 7 moves
- E12 Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Polovodin Gambit 7 moves
- E12 Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Rashkovsky Attack 7 moves
- E12 Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Romanishin Attack 7 moves
- E12 Miles Variation 4 moves
- E17 Opocensky Variation 7 moves
- E12 Petrosian Variation 4 moves
- E12 Petrosian Variation, Farago Defense 5 moves
- E16 Riumin Variation 6 moves
- E14 Spassky System 3…b6 4. e3 4 moves
- E14 Spassky System 4. e3 Bb7 4 moves
- E14 Spassky System 4…Bb7 5. Bd3 5 moves
- E14 Spassky System 5. Bd3 d5 5 moves
- E14 Spassky System3 5. Bd3 c5 5 moves
- E14 Spassky System3 9. cxd5 Nxd5 9 moves
- E17 Traditional Variation 5 moves
- E16 Yates Variation 6 moves
Queen's Pawn Game 60 lines
- A40 Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4 1 move
- A41 Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4 d6 1 move
- D00 Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4 d5 1 move
- D00 Queen's Pawn Game 1…d5 2. e3 2 moves
- D00 Queen's Pawn Game 2. e3 Nf6 2 moves
- D00 Accelerated London System 2 moves
- D00 Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit 2 moves
- D00 Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit Accepted 3 moves
- D00 Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit, Morris Countergambit 3 moves
- D00 Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit, Morris Countergambit Accepted 3 moves
- A40 Anglo-Slav Opening 2 moves
- D02 Anti-Torre 2 moves
- A48 Barry Attack 3…d5 4. Bf4 4 moves
- A48 Barry Attack 4. Bf4 Bg7 4 moves
- A48 Barry Attack, Grünfeld Variation 6 moves
- A48 Barry Attack, Tarzan Attack 5 moves
- D02 Chandler Gambit 4 moves
- A45 Chigorin Variation 2. Nc3 d5 2 moves
- D00 Chigorin Variation 1…d5 2. Nc3 2 moves
- D00 Chigorin Variation 2. Nc3 e6 2 moves
- D02 Chigorin Variation 2. Nf3 Nc6 2 moves
- D00 Chigorin Variation, Alburt Defense 2 moves
- D00 Chigorin Variation, Anti-Veresov 2 moves
- D00 Chigorin Variation, Fianchetto Defense 3 moves
- D00 Chigorin Variation, Irish Gambit 2 moves
- D00 Chigorin Variation, Shaviliuk Gambit 2 moves
- D00 Chigorin Variation, Shropshire Defense 2 moves
- D04 Colle System 2…Nf6 3. e3 3 moves
- D05 Colle System 3. e3 e6 3 moves
- D05 Colle System 3…e6 4. Bd3 4 moves
- D05 Colle System 8. Nbd2 d5 8 moves
- D04 Colle System, Anti-Colle 3 moves
- D04 Colle System, Grünfeld Formation 4 moves
- D05 Colle System, Traditional Colle 5 moves
- D00 Hübsch Gambit 3 moves
- D02 Krause Variation 2 moves
- D00 Levitsky Attack 2 moves
- D02 Levitsky Attack, Euwe Variation, Modern Line 4 moves
- D00 Levitsky Attack, Welling Variation 2 moves
- A43 Liedmann Gambit 3 moves
- D02 London System 3 moves
- D02 London System, Pterodactyl Variation 5 moves
- D02 London System, with e6 3 moves
- D00 Mason Attack 2 moves
- A40 Modern Defense 1 move
- D00 Stonewall Attack 3 moves
- D02 Symmetrical Variation 2 moves
- D02 Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan 3 moves
- D03 Torre Attack 3 moves
- A46 Torre Attack, Breyer Variation 5 moves
- D03 Torre Attack, Gossip Variation 3 moves
- D03 Torre Attack, Grünfeld Variation 3 moves
- A48 Torre Attack, Grünfeld Variation, Main Line 5 moves
- A46 Veresov Attack, Classical Defense 4 moves
- A80 Veresov Attack, Dutch System 2 moves
- A45 Veresov, Richter Attack 3 moves
- D02 Zilbermints Countergambit 3 moves
- D02 Zukertort Variation 1…d5 2. Nf3 2 moves
- D05 Zukertort Variation 4…e6 5. b3 5 moves
- D00 Zurich Gambit 2 moves