Center Game Puzzles

Patterns in this starting set

These counts come from the curated positions displayed on this page, not from a generic opening description.

• Advantage puzzles — 13 in this set
• Middlegame Tactics puzzles — 13 in this set
• Opening Tactics puzzles — 7 in this set
• Crushing Attack puzzles — 5 in this set
• Trapped Piece puzzles — 3 in this set
• Sacrifice puzzles — 2 in this set

How to train this opening

1. Identify whose king or center is less secure in the position.
2. Check forcing moves before recalling opening theory.
3. After the solution, connect the tactic to the piece placement that made it possible.

Popular child variations

• Center Game Normal Variation
• Center Game Other variations
• Center Game Kieseritzky Variation
• Center Game Paulsen Attack Variation
• Center Game Berger Variation
• Center Game Halasz-McDonnell Gambit
• Center Game von der Lasa Gambit
• Center Game Lanc-Arnold Gambit