Top 10 Most Popular Responses to 1. e4 - Chess Openings Explained

Jonathan Schrantz counts down and identifies the most common black moves against white’s King Pawn opening. Basic principles are explained for each response. 2:08 Owen’s Defence 10:37 Nimzowitsch Defence 13:50 Alekhine’s Defence 20:49 Modern Defense 23:58 Scandinavian Defense 27:50 Pirc Defence [Hikaru Nakamura vs Ilya Smirin, 7th Foxwoods Open (2005)] 33:26 Caro-Kann Defence 37:16 French Defence 42:41 Open Game 47:22 Sicilian Defence