Hi. In German the gender depends from the word, which ist combined with the name. For example "die Verteidigung" (the defense) is feminine, so "die Caro-Kann-Verteidigung" is too. "Die Eröffnung" is also feminine, so "die italienische Eröffnung" (the Italian Opening) is too. "Das Gambit" is neutrum, so "das Königsgambit" (the King's Gambit) is too. "Der Angriff" is maskuline, so "der königsindische Angriff" (the King's-Indian-Attack) is too. Sorry for my bad english.
Chess openings in German (and other gendered langauges) - What gender do they take?
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Hey everyone!
It got me thinking, more generally, what the genders of chess openings are in languages that have grammatical genders. Are they all the same gender or does it vary from opening to opening?
I'm in the middle of learning German and would like to be able to talk chess with German speakers. I was wondering today what the genders of the various openings are
In German, I could imagine that they might all be feminine because "öffnung" (opening) is feminine. But I could also imagine it changing from name to name. Places are typically neutrum, so maybe openings named after places are too? Similarly, something like the Caro Kann has an ending that sounds very neutrum (-an is usually neutrum).
German speakers let me know! People with other native tongues, feel free to tell me how the names work in your language!
Thanks in advance and sorry for cross-posting on the German forum