Flank opening
A ank opening is a chess opening played by White andtypied by
play on one or both anks (the portion of thechess board outside the
central d and e les). White playsin hypermodern style, attacking
the center from the ankswith pieces rather than occupying it with
pawns. Theseopenings are played often, and 1.Nf3 and 1.c4 trail
only1.e4 and 1.d4 in popularity as opening moves.
1.Nf3 Zukertort Opening characteristically fol-lowed by
anchettoing one or both bishops, andwithout an early d4
1.c4 English Opening
1.g3 Benko Opening
1.Nc3 Dunst Opening
1.f4 Birds Opening
1.b3 Larsens Opening
1.b4 Sokolsky Opening
1.g4 Grobs Attack
1 1.Nf3If White opens with 1.Nf3, the game often becomes oneof
the d4 openings (closed games or semi-closed games)by a dierent
move order (this is called transposition),but unique openings such
as the Rti and Kings IndianAttack are also common. The Rti itself
is characterizedby White playing 1.Nf3, anchettoing one or both
bish-ops, and not playing an early d4 (which would
generallytranspose into one of the 1.d4 openings).The Kings Indian
Attack (KIA) is a system of develop-ment that White may use in
reply to almost any Blackopening moves. The characteristic KIA
setup is 1.Nf3,2.g3, 3.Bg2, 4.0-0, 5.d3, 6.Nbd2, and 7.e4,
althoughthese moves may be played in many dierent orders. Infact,
the KIA is probably most often reached after 1.e4when White uses it
to respond to a Black attempt toplay one of the semi-open games
such as the Caro-Kann,French, or Sicilian, or even the open games
which usuallycome after 1.e4 e5. Its greatest appeal may be that
byadopting a set pattern of development, White can avoidthe large
amount of opening study required to prepare tomeet the many dierent
possible Black replies to 1.e4.
2 1.c4English Opening
The English also frequently transposes into a d4 opening,but it
can take on independent character as well includingsymmetrical
variations (1.c4 c5) and the Sicilian Defensein reverse (1.c4
e5).
3 1.f4Birds Opening
With Birds Opening White tries to get a strong grip onthe
e5-square. The opening can resemble a Dutch De-fense in reverse
after 1.f4 d5, or Black may try to disruptWhite by playing 1...e5!?
(Froms Gambit).
4 OthersLarsens Opening (1.b3) and the Sokolsky Opening(1.b4)
are occasionally seen in grandmaster play. Benkoused 1.g3 (Benko
Opening) to defeat both Fischer andTal in the 1962 Candidates
Tournament in Curaao.
5 See also Open Game (1.e4 e5) Semi-Open Game (1.e4 other)
Closed Game (1.d4 d5) Semi-Closed Game (1.d4 other) Irregular chess
opening
6 References Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1992), The Ox-ford
Companion to Chess, Oxford University, ISBN0-19-280049-3
De Firmian, Nick (1999), Modern Chess Openings(MCO-14 ed.),
Random House Puzzles & Games,ISBN 0-8129-3084-3
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