Tactics in the Chess Opening 6 – Sipke Ernst and Geert van der Stricht

Dutch Defence
	1.d4 f5
English Opening with l...e5
	1.c4 e5
English Opening with l...c5
	1.c4 c5
English Opening – Various Systems
	1.c4
Réti Opening
	1.kf3
Nimzowitsch and Basman
	l.e4	Nimzowitsch 1.e4 Kc6
		Owen Defence l.e4 b6
		‘Basmania’ l.e4 a6
Chigorin, Albin and Blackmar Diemer
	1.d4 d5			Symmetrical 2.c4 c5
				Baltic Defence 2.c4 Jf5
				Chigorin Defence 2.c4 Kc6
				Albin Counter-Gambit 2.c4 e5
				Blackmar-Diemer Gambit 2.e4
Budapest and Englund Gambit
	1.d4		Budapest Gambit 1...Kf6 2.c4 e5
			Englund Gambit 1...e5
			English Defence 1...e6 2.c4 b6
Bird, Van Geet and Sokolsky
			Bird Opening 1.f4
			From’s Gambit 1.f4 e5
			Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening 1.b3
			Sokolsky Opening 1.b4
			Van Geet Opening 1.kc3
Index of Players
NIC—Key Gambits and Flank Openings
The NIC-Key at NICBase Online

Tactics in the Chess Opening 5 – Sipke Ernst and Geert van der Stricht

Catalan Opening
	l.d4 Kf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3
Nimzo-Indian Defence
	l.d4 Kf6 2.c4 e6 3.kc3 Jb4
Queen‘s Indian Defence
	l.d4 Kf6 2.c4 e6 3.kf3 b6
Grünfeld Indian Defence
	l.d4 Kf6 2.c4 g6 3.kc3 d5
King’s Indian Defence
	l.d4 Kf6 2.c4 g6 3.kc3 Jg7
Benoni Defence
	l.d4 Kf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5
Old Indian Defence/Benoni Wall
	l.d4 Kf6 2.c4 d6 / l.d4 Kf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5
Index of Players
NIC-Key Indian Defences
The NIC-Key at NICBase Online

Tactics in the Chess Opening 4 – Friso Nijboer & Geert van der Stricht

Queen’s Gambit Declined
	1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6
Slav Defence
	1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6
Tarrasch Defence
	1.d4 d5 2.e4 e6 3.kc3 c5
Queen’s Gambit Accepted
	1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc6
Queen’s Pawn Openings
	1.d4
Index of Players
NIC-Key Queen‘s Gambits
The NIC Key at NICBase Online

Tactics in the Chess Opening 3 – Friso Nijboer & Geert van der Stricht

French Defence
	Classical Variation 3. kc3 Kf6
	Advance Variation 3.c5
	Winawer Variation 3.kc3 Jb4
	Tarrasch Variation 3.kd2
	Other Variations
Caro-Kann Defence
	Open Variation 3.kc3 dxe4 4.kxe4
	Variations without 2...Kf6
	Advance Variation 3.e5
	Panov Variation 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4
	Other Variations
Scandinavian Defence
	Recapturing with the Queen 2...Mxd5
	Marshall Variation 2...Kf6
Pirc Defence
	Austrian Attack 4.f4
	Classical Variation 4.kf3
	English Attack 4.je3
	Byrne Variation 4.jg5
	Other Systems
King’s Fianchetto
	Set-ups with c2-c4
	Set-ups without c2-c4
Alekhine Defence
	Four Pawn Attack
	Classical Variation 4.kf3
	Other Systems
Index of Players
NlCKEY Semi-Open Games
NIC – an Integrated System

Tactics in the Chess Opening 2 – van der Tak & Friso Nijboer

King‘s Gambit l.e4 e5 2.f4
	Classical Defence 3...g5
	Falkbeer Counter-Gambit 2...d5
Vienna Game l.e4 e5 2.kc3
	Variations with 2...Kf6
	Variations without 2...Kf6
King’s Pawn Openings 1.e4 e5
	Centre Gambit 2.d4
	Philidor Defence 2.kf3 d6
	Ponziani Opening 2.kf3 Kc6 3.c3
	Spanish Four Knights 3.kc3 Kf6 4.jb5
	Two Knights Defence 3.jc4 Kf6 4.kg5
	Traxler Counter-Gambit 4...Jc5
	Ulvestad Variation 4...d5 5.exd5 b5
	Max Lange Attack 4.d4 exd4 5.0-0 Jc5
	Two Knights Defence 4.d4 exd4 5.0-0 Kxe4
Scotch Opening 1.e4 e5 2.kf3 Kc6 3.d4
	Scotch Four Knights 3.kc3 Kf6 4.d4
	Mieses Variation 3.d4 exd4 4.kxd4 Kf6 5.kxc6 bxc6 6.e5
	Classical Variation 4...Jc5
	Goring and Scotch Gambit 4.c3/4 Jc4
Italian Game l.e4 e5 2.kf3 Kc6 3.jc4 Jc5
	Giuoco Piano 4.c3
	Evans Gambit 4.b4
Ruy Lopez I.e4 e5 2.kf3 Kc6 3.jb5
	Classical Variation 3...Jc5
	Evans Gambit 4.b4
	Janisch Gambit 3...f5
	Berlin Defence 3...Kf6
	Exchange Variation 3...a6 4.jxc6
	Neo-Steinitz Variation 3...a6 4.ja4 d6
	Arkhangelsk Variation 4...Kf6 5.0-0 Jc5/c6...jc5
	Centre Attack 5.d4
	Marshall Attack 8...d5
	Main Line 9.h3
	Open Variation 5...Kxe4
Petroff Defence l.e4 e5 2.kf3 Kf6
	Variations with 3.d4
	Variations with 3.kxe5
NlCKEY Open Games
NIC – an Integrated System

Tactics in the Chess Opening 1 – van der Tak & Friso Nijboer

Najdorf Variation
	Black plays 2...d6 and 5...a6
Dragon Variation
	Black plays 2...d6 and 5...g6
Scheveningen Variation
	Black plays 2...d6 and 5...e6
Sozin and Velimirovic Variations
	Black plays 2...Kc6 and 5...d6, White plays 6.jc4
Rauzer Variation
	Black plays 2...Kc6 and 5...d6, White plays 6.jg5
Sveshnikov Variation
	Black plays 2...Kc6 and 5...e5
Taimanov and Paulsen Systems
	Black plays 2...e6 without 4...Kf6
Four Knights and Pin Variation
	Black plays 2...e6 and 4...Kf6
Accelerated Fianchetto
	With 2...Kc6 and 4...g6
Rossolimo Variation
	The Anti-Sicilian with 3.jb5
Alapin Variation
	The Anti-Sicilian with 2.c3
Various Systems
NlCKEY Sicilian Defence
Index of Players
NIC – an Integrated System