Top 10 Most Popular Responses to 1. e4 – Chess Openings Explained

Jonathan Schrantz counts down and identifies the most common black moves against white’s King Pawn opening. Basic principles are explained for each response.

2016.02.08
2:08 Owen’s Defence
10:37 Nimzowitsch Defence
13:50 Alekhine’s Defence
20:49 Modern Defense
23:58 Scandinavian Defense
27:50 Pirc Defence [Hikaru Nakamura vs Ilya Smirin, 7th Foxwoods Open (2005)]
33:26 Caro-Kann Defence
37:16 French Defence
42:41 Open Game
47:22 Sicilian Defence