Do you mean openings named after an european city or nation?
European Openings.
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Eider one.
Bizarre question ;) in my blitz repertoire i have only the Italian game. In correspondence i think nothing. This is a bit strange, since most openings are named after european places.
The modern.
I played the Spanish (Ruy Lopez) a lot, so I'll take that. The Sicilian of course, and the Dutch. Does Russia still count as Europe? If so I'll add the Leningrad. :P
Whenever I play the King's gambit with black I also like the Abbazia variation.
Also, the Marshall Gambit.
Some of my favorite openings when I'm in Europe:
Bonjour, comment vous êtes, je joue aux échecs
Hola, cómo estás, yo juego de ajedrez
Hallo, wie geht es dir, ich spiele Schach
The list goes on...
Hallo mig benaeve er Christian.........
lol
May 28, 2011
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#11
There are some openings that don't know what country they came from, eg. the Scandinavian Portuguese or the Leningrad Dutch.
Danish Gambit?
Don't forget the Uncommon
But seriously, the Sicilian
Ok
Aren't most of the openings of European origin?
May 28, 2011
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#17
Conquistador wrote:
Aren't most of the openings of European origin?
Cambridge Springs and Wilkes-Barre are cities in Pennsylvania I believe.
I say most, but not all. The Wilkes-Barre did come to my mind as well, but it is also known as the Traxler which is Czech-origin yes?
May 28, 2011
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#19
You are probably right. The Pterodactyl (1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c5 intending ...Qa5) and Rat (1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5) were given those names in Canada I believe.
Post your favourite European openings.