Hierarchy of normal openings

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Yigor

[This topic concerns PSCC (pawn structure classification codes) for chess openings]

By normal we will mean any (non-advance, non-exchange, non-flank) opening where white and black have, at least, one pawn in positions c4-f4 and c5-f5 (and no other pawns in 4th and 5th rank) respectively .

Pawn height 4 = 2+2:

2Cc Symmetrical English (A30)

2Cd Anglo-Scandinavian (A10)

2Ce King's English (A20)

2Cf Anglo-Dutch (A10)

 

 

2Dc Old Benoni (A43)

2Dd Queen's Pawn Game (D00)

2De Englund (A40)

2Df Dutch (A80)

 

 

2Ec Sicilian (B20)

2Ed Scandinavian (B01)

2Ee King's Pawn Game (C20)

2Ef Duras (B00)

 

 

2Fc Sicilian Bird (A02)

2Fd Dutch Bird (A03)

2Fe From's (A02)

2Ff Symmetrical Bird (A02)

Yigor

Pawn height 6 = 4+2:

2CDc Benoni (A56)

2CDd Queen's Gambit (D06)

2CDe Unnamed (A20)

 

 

2CDf Unnamed (A84)

 

 

Please suggest names for unnamed pawn structures! blitz.pngpeshka.png

Yigor

Pawn height 6 = 4+2:

2CEc Staunton-Cochrane (B20)

2CEd Unnamed (B01)

 

 

2CEe The Whale (C20)

2CEf Hickmann (A10)

Yigor

Pawn height 6 = 4+2:

2CF+ can be called English Bird. grin.pngpeshka.png

2CFc Anglo-Sicilian Bird (A30)

2CFd Sturm (A03)

The name comes from the Sturm gambit:

 

 

2CFe Unnamed (A20)

2CFf Anglo-Dutch Bird (A10)

JackRoach

My mind does not comprehend.

Yigor
JackRoach wrote:

My mind does not comprehend.

 

I wanna classify chess openings by pawn structures. peshka.png

JackRoach

Ah.

I would like to classify them by how much they remind me of different foods.

Yigor
JackRoach wrote:

Ah.

I would like to classify them by how much they remind me of different foods.

 

Suum cuique. blitz.png😼 Take a cookie. 🍪peshka.png

Yigor

Pawn height 6 = 4+2:

2DEc Smith-Morra (B21)

2DEd Blackmar (D00)

2DEe Center Game (C20)

2DEf Staunton (A82)

The Staunton gambit:

 

 

JackRoach

I'll help bump.

Yigor
JackRoach wrote:

I'll help bump.

 

Dats cool, bro! wink.png

Riverlandjack

 

Ilampozhil25

2CFe is the vampire gambit.

Ilampozhil25

2CDe could be the budapest since its the budapest minus black nf6.

2CDf could be the queens gambit dutch since white played d4 c4 and black f5

I have no idea about 2CEd though .Maybe anglo-normal scandinavian?

Ilampozhil25

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Woodmaker1
This is interesting
Yigor
Ilampozhil25 wrote:

2CDe could be the budapest since its the budapest minus black nf6.

2CDf could be the queens gambit dutch since white played d4 c4 and black f5

I have no idea about 2CEd though .Maybe anglo-normal scandinavian?

 

Thanks for your contribution! happy.png 2CDe is indeed Budapest since PSCC codes indicate only the pawn structure. peshka.png

Yigor
Ilampozhil25 wrote:

2CFe is the vampire gambit.

 

Thanks, bro! happy.png

Yigor
Riverlandjack wrote:

 

PSCC code: 2DEFde (pawn height = 10 = 6+4). peshka.png

Riverlandjack