Opening family
Zukertort Opening Lines and Variations
The Zukertort Opening family contains 47 named lines in this opening book, spanning ECO A04 to A41. Use this page as the map, then open individual lines for exact move orders and diagrams.
How to study this family
White
White should use the move order as a checkpoint: finish development, identify the central break, and compare the continuations below before memorizing moves.
Black
Black should ask what White is threatening in the center, then choose development moves that prepare a clean pawn break or a useful exchange.
Start with the shortest line, then branch to the variations that change the pawn structure or tactical target. Memorizing every branch before understanding the family plan is usually wasted work.
Main named lines
- A04 · Zukertort Opening
- A04 · Zukertort Opening: Arctic Defense
- A04 · Zukertort Opening: Basman Defense
- A04 · Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense
- A04 · Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation
- A04 · Zukertort Opening: Herrstrom Gambit
- A04 · Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto
- A04 · Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation
- A04 · Zukertort Opening: Polish Defense
- A04 · Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation
- A04 · Zukertort Opening: Queenside Fianchetto Variation
- A04 · Zukertort Opening: Ross Gambit
- A04 · Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation
- A04 · Zukertort Opening: Slav Invitation
- A04 · Zukertort Opening: St. George Defense
- A04 · Zukertort Opening: Ware Defense
- A05 · Zukertort Opening
- A06 · Zukertort Opening
- A04 · Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit
- A05 · Zukertort Opening: Lemberger Gambit
- A05 · Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation
- A05 · Zukertort Opening: Quiet System
- A06 · Zukertort Opening: Ampel Variation
- A06 · Zukertort Opening: Old Indian Attack
Deep theory branches
- 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O — Zukertort Opening: Double Fianchetto Attack
- 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Qe2 Qd4 — Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit, Brigg's Trap
- 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O — Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld
- 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 e6 5. O-O — Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld
- 1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 a6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b5 — Zukertort Opening: Shabalov Gambit
- 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 — Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld
- 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. c4 Nd7 4. Qb3 Rb8 — Zukertort Opening: Wade Defense, Chigorin Plan
- 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. b3 — Zukertort Opening: Pachman Gambit
- 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 — Zukertort Opening: Regina-Nu Gambit
- 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 — Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld
- 1. Nf3 f6 2. e4 Nh6 3. d4 Nf7 — Zukertort Opening: Arctic Defense, Drunken Knight Variation
- 1. Nf3 e5 2. Nxe5 Nc6 3. Nxc6 dxc6 — Zukertort Opening: The Walrus
- 1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 Nf6 3. e4 — Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred
- 1. Nf3 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. e3 — Zukertort Opening: Speelsmet Gambit
- 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. a4 g6 3. b4 — Zukertort Opening: Myers Polish Attack
- 1. Nf3 Na6 2. e4 Nh6 — Zukertort Opening: Drunken Cavalry Variation