Learn 5 Semi-Open Game Chess Openings by Moves | Lesson 6


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This is Lesson 6 for beginners to learn the main chess openings. Today you will see a video to recognize Semi-Open game chess openings by their first moves, namely: Caro-Kann Defense, French Defense, Sicilian Defense, Alekhine's Defense, and Scandinavian Defense.

You should know that Semi-Open games are the chess openings that start with the following first moves of White and Black: 1. e4    any move other than e5 (e. g. 1.e4 c6). Here is a short description of the video: The video runs for 1 min 59 sec. It shows the first moves of the following Semi-Open game chess openings:

Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6), French Defense (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5), Sicilian Defense (1.e4 c5), Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5), and Scandinavian Defense (1.e4 d5). It will help you learn to recognize the above openings. To see Lesson 6 on identifying Semi-Open game chess openings, click the Play button below:



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This was Lesson 6 for chess beginners to learn the main chess openings. The next Lesson 7 is Chess Quiz 2 on Semi-Open game chess openings to remember the first designated moves of Semi-Open games which start with the following move order: 1.e4   any move other than e5.