Across
- 3. Popular defense infamous for its blocked light squared bishop
- 4. Popular White system where White usually makes a "pyramid" of pawns
- 7. Defense vs the Ruy Lopez named after the capital of Germany
- 8. d4 Nf6 opening with a fianchettoed bishop on g7
- 9. Flank opening named after a 19th century Englishman
- 10. Nonsense opening made famous by Magnus and Naka
- 16. White gambit named after Welsh sea captain
- 18. Opening family that includes the O'Kelly and Kalashnikov variations
- 19. Anti-18-Across played at the club level
- 20. Flank opening that begins after 1. c4
- 21. Maybe the best beginner White opening from the country of panettone
Down
- 1. Black gambit named after Hungarian-American grandmaster Pal
- 2. Nordic dweller
- 5. Slovak GM rhyming with a famous snowman
- 6. Flexible Animal Defense System
- 11. A popular opening vs 1. e4 that is currently often referred to by kids as the 'meta'
- 12. Black opening vs 1. d4, named after Holland's main language
- 13. Commonly called Modern
- 14. An adult beverage
- 15. Standard 1. d4 opening that has its own Netflix mini series
- 17. Aggressive White opening after 1. e4 from the city that first invented croissants
- 19. Fourth World Champion
