English Opening

The main line

The English Opening is reached by 1. c4 (ECO A10). It's one of 166 named lines under this opening in the book.

Named variations (32)

The most common 30 of 32 named variations:

• King's English Variation — 1. c4 e5 (A20)
• Symmetrical Variation — 1. c4 c5 (A30)
• Anglo-Indian Defense — 1. c4 Nf6 (A15)
• Agincourt Defense — 1. c4 e6 (A13)
• Anglo-Scandinavian Defense — 1. c4 d5 (A10)
• Mikenas-Carls Variation — 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 (A18)
• Anglo-Dutch Defense — 1. c4 f5 (A10)
• Anglo-Grünfeld Defense — 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 (A16)
• Anglo-Dutch Variation — 1. c4 f5 2. Nf3 d6 3. e4 (A10)
• King's English — 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 (A22)
• Closed — 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Rb1 Nh6 5. Bg2 Bg7 (A25)
• Great Snake Variation — 1. c4 g6 (A10)
• Jaenisch Gambit — 1. c4 b5 (A10)
• Myers Defense — 1. c4 g5 (A10)
• Caro-Kann Defensive System — 1. c4 c6 (A11)
• Anglo-Lithuanian Variation — 1. c4 Nc6 (A10)
• Wade Gambit — 1. c4 f5 2. g4 (A10)
• Wing Gambit — 1. c4 c5 2. b4 (A30)
• The Whale — 1. e4 e5 2. c4 (C20)
• Achilles-Omega Gambit — 1. c4 Nf6 2. e4 (A10)
• Adorjan Defense — 1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5 (A10)
• Zilbermints Gambit — 1. c4 g5 2. d4 e5 (A10)
• Drill Variation — 1. c4 e5 2. g3 h5 (A20)
• Myers Gambit — 1. c4 g5 2. d4 Bg7 (A10)
• Carls-Bremen System — 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 (A22)
• Neo-Catalan — 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 (A13)
• Mikenas-Carls — 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 c5 (A19)
• Porcupine Variation — 1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 fxe4 4. g4 (A10)
• Four Knights System — 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 (A28)
• Romanishin Gambit — 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 a6 4. Bg2 b5 (A13)

Analyze the English Opening

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