Name a chess opening or defence
Our answer book holds 90 answers to “Name a chess opening or defence”, from the first thing anyone would say to names almost nobody would think of. Most people go straight for Sicilian Defense, Queen's Gambit or French Defense, so those barely lift the rocket. It is a fairly short list: only 35 answers sit in the two rarest tiers, so reaching one takes real knowledge.
Think beyond what is on television every weekend. Older and smaller names often count for much more. You will find it in stage 39, “Dice, Bricks & Cards”, of the Arena mission. The first stages of every mission are free, and later stages come with the full mission.
PLAY ONLYCLICK FREEThe most common answers
EVERYONE- Sicilian Defense
- Queen's Gambit
- French Defense
- Ruy Lopez
- King's Gambit
- Italian Game
- English Opening
- Caro-Kann Defense
- London System
- King's Indian Defense
- Scandinavian Defense
- Scotch Game
These are the 12 answers we rate as most common, out of the 90 we know. They score the least. The other 78, including every rare one, stay inside the game.
How the 90 answers are spread
| EVERYONE | 4 |
| THE CROWD | 8 |
| SOME | 20 |
| A FEW | 23 |
| ALMOST NOBODY | 30 |
| ONLY YOU | 5 |
The rarer your answer, the farther your rocket flies. Rarity is our own estimate of how few people would think of an answer. How to play.