Can You Guess the Opening Based on Just the Pawn Structure?
Hey all, I think it is really interesting to see how pawn structures can change throughout a game. Additionally, it is interesting to try to find the clues that we can use to identify what a certain opening is.
Below are 8 pawn structures from 8 different games, try to guess what opening they are from!
Answers at the end!
Game 1: Easy
Game 2: Easy
Game 3: Medium
Game 4: Medium
Game 5: Hard
Game 6: Hard
Game 7: Impossible
Game 8: Impossible
Answers:
Game 1: Queens Gambit Declined
Game 2: Ruy Lopez Berlin
Game 3: Kings Indian
Game 4: Closed Sicilian
Game 5: Petrov Defense
Game 6: Ruy Lopez Morphy Defense
Game 7: Sicilian: Canal Attack
Game 8: Benoni Defense
How many did you get? Let me know!
Hope you enjoyed!
God Bless!
