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There are many different chess openings, but some of the most well-known and widely-used ones include: 1. The Sicilian Defense 2. The Ruy Lopez 3. The French Defense 4. The Pirc Defense 5. The Caro-Kann Defense 6. The Scandinavian Defense 7. The English Opening 8. The Italian Game 9. The Spanish Game 10.The Philidor Defense 11.The Pawn's Gambit 12. The Raccoon Defense 13. The Grob's Attack 14. The Alekhine Defense 15.The Benoni Defense 16. The Dutch Defense 17.The Queen's Gambit 18.The King's Gambit 19.The Evans Gambit 20.The Vienna Game These are just a few examples, there are many other openings used in chess as well.

 Erigaisi recently exacted retribution in the ongoing online chess competition after losing to Carlsen in the Julius Baer Generation Cup final in September. Magnus Carlsen, Arjun Erigaisi, images via CNN and Chess Base In the preliminary round of the Aimchess Rapid online chess competition on Sunday (October 16), 19-year-old Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi upset reigning five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. Erigaisi has defeated Carlsen for the first time in this match. Erigaisi had previously fallen to Carlsen in the September Julius Baer Generation Cup final. In the seventh round of the Aimchess Rapid online chess tournament's preliminary round, the Indian grandmaster defeated the world champion. The Indian grandmaster has managed to take fourth place in the competition after 8 rounds. It should be noted that there are 16 participants altogether in the Aimchess Rapid competition, including 5 from India. Arjun Erigaisi presently trails Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekis...

  Chess is an intellectual and tactical game. A player must not only be able to foresee their own moves several moves in advance, but also those of their adversaries. While it is well known that being a professional chess player requires a high level of talent, many people are unaware that competing may also be a financially rewarding activity. The competition winners stand to gain millions, making the most successful individuals extremely wealthy. Here are the top 10 chess players in terms of wealth. 10. Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik – $2 Million Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik held the title of Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006. In both 2006 and 2007, he was the unchallenged world chess champion. At the Chess Olympiads, Kramnik has also achieved great success, taking home three team gold medals and three individual medals. Kramnik is currently ranked ninth all-time in terms of player rating. 9. Viswanathan Anand – $3 Million Viswanathan Anand was the first Grandmaster fr...