Can You Guess the Opening Based on Just the Pawn Structure?
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Can You Guess the Opening Based on Just the Pawn Structure?

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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!


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