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This is Lesson 7 for chess beginners to learn the main chess openings. Today, you can see the below video to take Chess Opening Quiz Number 2 on Semi-Open Game chess openings, namely on: Sicilian Defense, French Defense, Alekhine's Defense, Scandinavian Defense, and Caro-Kann Defense.
Note. Remember that the Semi-Open Games start with the following first moves: 1.e4 for White and 1...any move other than e5 for Black. The below video will help you train yourself to spot the Semi-Open Game chess openings by their positions after their initial moves. Here is a short description of the video:
The video runs for 1 min. 59 sec. It shows the initial positions of the above openings and ask you to recognize them one by one. See the initial position after 1.e4 c5 (this is Sicilian Defense), after 1. e4 e6 2.d4 d5 (this is French Defense), etc.. To take Chess Opening Quiz Number 2 on Semi-Open Games, click the Play button below:
This chess blog is designed for beginners to learn chess openings. Each opening lesson is explained by text description, by video, or by special files (free pdf ebooks and PGN files) which can be downloaded on this site. To open PGN files and analize chess games, you will need a PGN viewer -- see Lesson 16.
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This was Lesson 7 on learning chess openings one by one -- you took Chess Quiz Number 2 on Semi-Open Game chess openings. The next Lesson 8 will propose you to download free PDF ebook under the name of Chess Opening Puzzles to recognize all openings by their initial positions and their initial moves.
