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I know there's a Westphalia Defence, Carlsbad Variation and Manhattan Variation in the Queen's Gambit Declined, but I don't know what the move orders are (they're all old names, but still used). Also the New York System against the Reti Opening. Anyone know what they are? youngvalter 23:19, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
In the UK we have the "Clarendon Court Defence", 1.d4 c5 2.d5 f5, invented by GM Jon Levitt; is this just a UK phenomenon or has it a wider appeal? It is named after the block of flats he lived in at the time. See his website or Google it for a fuller explanation.
The "Peruvian Variation" of the QGD is mentioned here, but isn't this better known as the "Dutch-Peruvian Gambit"? I believe the 2 main lines were pioneered by Prins and Canal, hence the two nationalities in the title. Either way, it qualifies for the list. Brittle heaven (talk) 01:15, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
It would be my suggestion that some indication of why the location is notable in naming each of the openings listed here. For example (fictitious): "The Houston Opening was first used with great success by HyperCapitalist in the 2009 Chess Open held in Houston, Texas." Some openings here have no indication in this article or in the linked article that the place name is even commonly used or where the location is -- for example, the Abbazia Defense of the King's Gambit. Where is Abbazia? What source mentions the Abbazia Defense? Why is this line called the Abbazia Defense? HyperCapitalist (talk) 01:34, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
According to the Oxford Companion to Chess, there is also a Zinnowitz Variation of the King's Indian Defence, "played in the tournament at Zinnowitz in 1966". --Uwe (talk) 13:51, 5 May 2013 (UTC)