German Openings

Richard Sharp's Categorization of the German Openings

The German openings are categorized first by the order of the Berlin army.

Then if the Berlin army opens to Kiel and the Munich army goes to Ruhr, (most common) it is a Blitzkrieg Opening, or if the Munich army does not go to Ruhr then the openings are categorized by the order of the Kiel fleet.

• Blitzkrieg Openings (A Ber-Kie, A Mun-Ruh)

German Openings with A Ber-Kie (but not A Mun-Ruh):

• Anschluss Openings (A Ber-Kie, F Kie-Den)
• Dutch Openings (A Ber-Kie, F Kie-Hol)
• Dutch Boy Openings (A Ber-Kie, F Kie-HEL)
• Western Barbarossa (A Ber-Kie, F Kie-BAL)

German Openings without A Ber-Kie:

• Gambit Openings (A Ber-Mun, F Kie-Hol)
• Rhineland Openings (A Ber-Mun, F Kie-Den)
• Prussian Openings (A Ber-Pru)
• Silesian Openings (A Ber-Sil)
• Berlin Defense (A Ber H)

Other German Openings

• The Jutland Gambit
• The Koniggratz Freakout
• The Panther
• The Sealion