English Opening
What is the English Opening?
The English Opening is a chess opening that begins with 1. c4. It is classified under ECO A10–C20 and has 175 named variations. White chooses it with the move c4.
Moves: 1. c4
ECO: A10–C20
Chosen by: White
Main variations
1. c4 e6
1. c4 f5
1. c4 Nf6
1. c4 Nc6
1. c4 d5
1. c4 c6
All 175 variations
| ECO | Variation | Moves |
|---|---|---|
| A10 | Main line | 1. c4 |
| A13 | Agincourt Defense | 1. c4 e6 |
| A10 | Anglo-Dutch Defense | 1. c4 f5 |
| A15 | Anglo-Indian Defense | 1. c4 Nf6 |
| A10 | Anglo-Lithuanian Variation | 1. c4 Nc6 |
| A10 | Anglo-Scandinavian Defense | 1. c4 d5 |
| A11 | Caro-Kann Defensive System | 1. c4 c6 |
| A10 | Great Snake Variation | 1. c4 g6 |
| A10 | Jaenisch Gambit | 1. c4 b5 |
| A20 | King's English Variation | 1. c4 e5 |
| A10 | Myers Defense | 1. c4 g5 |
| A30 | Symmetrical Variation | 1. c4 c5 |
| A10 | Achilles-Omega Gambit | 1. c4 Nf6 2. e4 |
| A13 | Agincourt Defense | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 |
| A10 | Anglo-Dutch Defense, Hickmann Gambit | 1. c4 f5 2. e4 |
| A15 | Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 |
| A16 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 |
| A20 | King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation | 1. c4 e5 2. Nf3 |
| A21 | King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 |
| A30 | Symmetrical Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 |
| A34 | Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 |
| C20 | The Whale | 1. e4 e5 2. c4 |
| A10 | Wade Gambit | 1. c4 f5 2. g4 |
| A30 | Wing Gambit | 1. c4 c5 2. b4 |
| A10 | Adorjan Defense | 1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5 |
| A13 | Agincourt Defense | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 |
| A16 | Anglo-Grünfeld Defense | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 |
| A17 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 |
| A15 | Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 |
| A15 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Old Indian Formation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 |
| A15 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 |
| A15 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Scandinavian Defense | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 |
| A10 | Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Löhn Gambit | 1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 e6 |
| A10 | Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Schulz Gambit | 1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 Nf6 |
| A20 | Drill Variation | 1. c4 e5 2. g3 h5 |
| A21 | King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 |
| A20 | King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch-Flohr Variation | 1. c4 e5 2. Nf3 e4 |
| A25 | King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 |
| A22 | King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 |
| A10 | Myers Gambit | 1. c4 g5 2. d4 Bg7 |
| A35 | Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 |
| A10 | Zilbermints Gambit | 1. c4 g5 2. d4 e5 |
| A10 | Anglo-Dutch Variation, Chabanon Gambit | 1. c4 f5 2. Nf3 d6 3. e4 |
| A10 | Anglo-Dutch Variation, Ferenc Gambit | 1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 |
| A22 | Carls-Bremen System | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 |
| A21 | King's English Variation | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 |
| A27 | King's English Variation, Three Knights System | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 |
| A22 | King's English, Mazedonisch | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 |
| A18 | Mikenas-Carls Variation | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 |
| A31 | Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 |
| A34 | Symmetrical Variation, Fianchetto Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 |
| A30 | Symmetrical Variation, Napolitano Gambit | 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b4 |
| A34 | Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 |
| A36 | Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 |
| A13 | Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c5 |
| A13 | Agincourt Defense, Kurajica Defense | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c6 |
| A15 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 d5 |
| A17 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4 |
| A17 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 |
| A15 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Romanishin Variation | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 a6 |
| A15 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Scandinavian Defense, Exchange Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 |
| A15 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Slav Formation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 c6 |
| A10 | Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Malvinas Variation | 1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 |
| A28 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 |
| A21 | King's English Variation, Keres Defense | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 c6 |
| A21 | King's English Variation, Smyslov Defense | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 Bg4 |
| A24 | King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 |
| A23 | King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 |
| A22 | King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Reversed Dragon | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 |
| A22 | King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Smyslov System | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 |
| A18 | Mikenas-Carls Variation | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 Nc6 |
| A19 | Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 c5 |
| A13 | Neo-Catalan | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 |
| A35 | Symmetrical Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e5 |
| A35 | Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 |
| A16 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 |
| A15 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Anti-Anti-Grünfeld | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e4 |
| A17 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Zvjaginsev-Krasenkow Attack | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. g4 |
| A28 | Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 |
| A29 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 |
| A28 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Flexible Line | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 |
| A28 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Korchnoi Line | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 |
| A28 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 |
| A20 | King's English Variation, Kahiko-Hula Gambit | 1. c4 e5 2. e3 Nf6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 |
| A18 | Mikenas-Carls Variation | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 |
| A10 | Porcupine Variation | 1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 fxe4 4. g4 |
| A13 | Agincourt Defense, Bogoljubow Defense | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bd6 |
| A13 | Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 |
| A13 | Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense, Semi-Slav Defense | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c6 |
| A16 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 |
| A19 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation, Nei Gambit | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 c5 4. e5 Ng8 |
| A15 | Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation, Double Fianchetto | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 |
| A15 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 |
| A22 | King's English Variation, Adhiban Gambit | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5 c6 |
| A22 | King's English Variation, Bellon Gambit | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5 b5 |
| A28 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Bradley Beach Variation | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 e4 |
| A29 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 |
| A25 | King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 |
| A21 | King's English Variation, Troger Defense | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Be6 |
| A23 | King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 c6 |
| A22 | King's English, Erbenheimer Gambit | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5 Ng4 |
| A13 | Neo-Catalan Declined | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 |
| A13 | Romanishin Gambit | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 a6 4. Bg2 b5 |
| A32 | Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense | 1. c4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 |
| A35 | Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation, Keres-Parma System | 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 e6 |
| A36 | Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 |
| A13 | Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O |
| A14 | Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O |
| A14 | Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined, Early b3 | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. b3 |
| A13 | Agincourt Defense, Wimpy System | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 c5 5. e3 |
| A17 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Variation | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e4 Bb7 5. Bd3 |
| A25 | King's English Variation, Closed System | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 |
| A25 | King's English Variation, Hungarian Attack | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Rb1 |
| A25 | King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian | 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nd5 |
| A36 | Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System | 1. c4 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 |
| A37 | Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 |
| A13 | Agincourt Defense | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Be7 5. e3 O-O |
| A14 | Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined, Early b3 | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. b3 b6 |
| A14 | Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined, Early b3 | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. b3 c5 |
| A17 | Anglo-Indian Defense | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 e6 |
| A16 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nb6 |
| A16 | Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nxc3 |
| A25 | Closed, Taimanov Variation | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Rb1 Nh6 5. Bg2 Bg7 |
| A26 | King's English Variation, Closed System, Full Symmetry | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 |
| A29 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 |
| A28 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 |
| A34 | Symmetrical Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 cxd4 |
| A33 | Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 |
| A36 | Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with e3 | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 e5 |
| A37 | Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 |
| A38 | Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 |
| A34 | Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7 |
| A13 | Agincourt Defense | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. d4 |
| A14 | Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 |
| A26 | King's English Variation, Botvinnik System | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. e4 |
| A29 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d3 |
| A29 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6 | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg2 |
| A25 | King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian | 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 |
| A25 | King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. e4 O-O 5. Nge2 Nc6 6. Bg2 |
| A37 | Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 |
| A37 | Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 |
| A14 | Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5 |
| A13 | Agincourt Defense, Tarrasch Defense | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c5 5. b3 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 |
| A16 | Anglo-Grünfeld Defense, Korchnoi Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 e5 |
| A25 | Closed, Taimanov Variation | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Nh6 |
| A25 | King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Be6 |
| A29 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, a6 | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg2 a6 |
| A29 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O |
| A29 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6 | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg2 h6 |
| A29 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Bc5 | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bc5 |
| A29 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 |
| A25 | King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian | 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 Bg4 |
| A33 | Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Geller Variation | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d4 Nc6 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Qb6 |
| A37 | Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O d6 |
| A37 | Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Nge7 |
| A30 | Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog Defense | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 |
| A34 | Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nc7 |
| A14 | Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5 7. e3 |
| A29 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6 | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O |
| A28 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 O-O 6. Nd5 Re8 7. Qf5 |
| A37 | Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Nge7 7. a3 |
| A37 | Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 |
| A38 | Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 |
| A38 | Symmetrical Variation, Duchamp Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d3 |
| A39 | Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 |
| A14 | Agincourt Defense, Keres Defense | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O c5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nc3 Nc6 |
| A14 | Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5 7. e3 d4 |
| A14 | Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5 7. e3 Nc6 |
| A29 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 Bxc3 6. dxc3 d6 7. O-O O-O |
| A29 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d3 Be7 7. O-O O-O |
| A29 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6 | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 Re8 6. O-O e4 7. Nd4 Nc6 |
| A37 | Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 d6 |
| A10 | King's English Variation, Botvinnik System, Prickly Pawn Pass System | 1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O c6 8. d3 a6 |
| A28 | King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Ne5 |
| A30 | Symmetrical, Hedgehog, Flexible Formation | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7 |
How to learn an opening
Learn the ideas before the moves: where the pieces go, which pawn breaks matter and what the typical middlegame plans are. Then play it, and after each game look up the point where you or your opponent left the known moves. MentoChess shows that point automatically for every game you import.
Opening lessons: Three golden opening rules · Scholar’s mate and how to stop it · Italian Game: plans, not just moves · Answering 1.d4: the Queen’s Gambit Declined · Meeting the Sicilian with 2.c3 · From moves to structures