Answers.Body: <p>Another well-known example is the following:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[fen ""] 
  1. f4 {Bird's Opening} 1... e5 {From Gambit} 2. e4 {King's Gambit} 2... d5 {Falkbeer Counter Gambit} 3. exd5 exf4 {King's Gambit Accepted}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>A total of 5 distinct names.<br>
  Bird's Opening<br>
  From Gambit<br>
  King's Gambit<br>
  Falkbeer Counter Gambit<br>
  King's Gambit Accepted  </p>
  
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Answers.Text: Shouldn't that last one be Falkbeer Countergambit Accepted, not King's Gambit Accepted? King's Gambit Accepted would involve exf4.
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Answers.Text: @dm The last move is exf4. That's where it transposes. 3... e4 or 3... c6 are the main lines of the Falkbeer.
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Answers.Text: OK, I have no idea how I missed the last move.
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Body: <p>What sequence of opening moves can include most different named Openings or Defenses by transpositions?</p>
  
  <p>For example, I just played a bullet game that went:</p>
  
  <p>1.d4 e5 2. e4 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5.</p>
  
  <p>In this sequence, we have, in just four moves:</p>
  
  <p>Queen’s Pawn Opening;
  Englund Gambit;
  King’s Pawn Opening;
  Center Game;
  Philidor’s Defense;
  Ruy Lopez;
  Steinitz Defense to the Ruy Lopez;</p>
  
  <p>Very interesting is also:</p>
  
  <p>1.e4 d5 2.d4 c6 (or 2...e6), and so on.</p>
  
  <p>Are there any other similar (or better) examples of this kind?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: I'm not sure of the names of all the openings but I think this one went through a few transpositions: 1.d4 Nc6 2.e4 e5 3.Nf3 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nxe4. Queen's Pawn Game, Bogoljubow Defense, Nimzovitch Defense, Kevitz Defense, Scotch Game, Scotch Four Knights Game.
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Comments.Text: Sure, but the number of moves increases. One could always go 1.Nf3 and 2.Ng1 to have the Reti included, for example.
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Comments.Text: Take a look at Panov-attack Caro-Kann's that magically enter Queen's gambit territory
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Comments.Text: I've had more than one game go pirc/modern -> kings indian -> benoni -> benko
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Title: Most different openings by transpositions?
ThreadText: # Most different openings by transpositions?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-03-09)
  
  What sequence of opening moves can include most different named Openings or Defenses by transpositions?
  
  For example, I just played a bullet game that went:
  
  1.d4 e5 2. e4 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5.
  
  In this sequence, we have, in just four moves:
  
  Queen’s Pawn Opening;
  Englund Gambit;
  King’s Pawn Opening;
  Center Game;
  Philidor’s Defense;
  Ruy Lopez;
  Steinitz Defense to the Ruy Lopez;
  
  Very interesting is also:
  
  1.e4 d5 2.d4 c6 (or 2...e6), and so on.
  
  Are there any other similar (or better) examples of this kind?
  
  **Tags:** opening, defense, transpositions
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Sure, but the number of moves increases. One could always go 1.Nf3 and 2.Ng1 to have the Reti included, for example.  
  > **username_2**: Take a look at Panov-attack Caro-Kann's that magically enter Queen's gambit territory  
  > **username_3**: I've had more than one game go pirc/modern -> kings indian -> benoni -> benko  
  > **username_1**: I'm not sure of the names of all the openings but I think this one went through a few transpositions: 1.d4 Nc6 2.e4 e5 3.Nf3 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nxe4. Queen's Pawn Game, Bogoljubow Defense, Nimzovitch Defense, Kevitz Defense, Scotch Game, Scotch Four Knights Game.  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_4 on 2020-06-14. Score: 2
  
  Another well-known example is the following:
  [fen ""] 
  1. f4 {Bird's Opening} 1... e5 {From Gambit} 2. e4 {King's Gambit} 2... d5 {Falkbeer Counter Gambit} 3. exd5 exf4 {King's Gambit Accepted}
  
  A total of 5 distinct names.
  Bird's Opening
  From Gambit
  King's Gambit
  Falkbeer Counter Gambit
  King's Gambit Accepted
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_5**: Shouldn't that last one be Falkbeer Countergambit Accepted, not King's Gambit Accepted? King's Gambit Accepted would involve exf4.  
  > **username_4**: @dm The last move is exf4. That's where it transposes. 3... e4 or 3... c6 are the main lines of the Falkbeer.  
  > **username_5**: OK, I have no idea how I missed the last move.  
  
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