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English Opening
ECO A10
71M games
Anti-Openings
English Opening
ECO A10
71M games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense: d4
ECO A10
35M games
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English Opening: King's English Variation
ECO A20
28M games
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English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System: d4
ECO A11
23M games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian
ECO A21
16M games
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English Opening: e5
ECO A10
16M games
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English Opening: Agincourt Defense: d4
ECO A13
13M games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense: d4
ECO A15
13M games
Anti-Openings
English Opening: g6
ECO A10
8M games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense
ECO A15
8M games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation: g6
ECO A16
8M games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation
ECO A30
7M games
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English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense
ECO A10
6M games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation
ECO A22
6M games
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English Opening: King's English Variation: Nc3
ECO A20
6M games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense: Nc3
ECO A15
6M games
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English Opening: Agincourt Defense
ECO A13
6M games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation
ECO A16
4M games
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English Opening: d5
ECO A10
4M games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System: d4
ECO A17
4M games
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English Opening: The Whale
ECO C20
4M games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation
ECO A34
4M games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense: cxd5
ECO A10
3M games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Great Snake Variation
ECO A10
3M games
Anti-Openings
English Opening: b6
ECO A10
3M games
Anti-Openings
English Opening: f5
ECO A10
3M games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: e6
ECO A10
3M games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation: d6
ECO A16
3M games
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English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System
ECO A11
3M games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation: e6
ECO A15
2M games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian
ECO A25
2M games
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English Opening: Anglo-Lithuanian Variation: Nc3
ECO A10
2M games
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English Opening: Carls-Bremen System
ECO A22
2M games
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English Opening: King's English Variation: d4
ECO A20
2M games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation
ECO A35
2M games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation: e4
ECO A30
2M games
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English Opening: c6
ECO A10
1M games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System
ECO A17
1M games
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English Opening: The Whale: Nf6
ECO C20
1M games
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English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System: e4
ECO A11
1M games
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English Opening: King's English Variation: g3
ECO A20
1M games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense: g3
ECO A15
1M games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian: Nf6
ECO A21
1M games
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English Opening: King's English Variation: e3
ECO A20
1M games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense: e3
ECO A15
1M games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation: e5
ECO A16
1M games
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English Opening: Carls-Bremen System: Nc6
ECO A22
1M games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
ECO A21
1M games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation
ECO A15
1M games
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English Opening: Nf6
ECO A10
1M games
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English Opening: Agincourt Defense: Nc3
ECO A13
1M games
Anti-Openings
English Opening: Nc6
ECO A10
1M games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense: d4
ECO A10
1M games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian: Nc6
ECO A21
1M games
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English: Four Knights
ECO A28
1M games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation
ECO A28
1M games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation: Nf3
ECO A22
1M games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian: Nf3
ECO A25
1M games
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English Opening: King's English Variation: e4
ECO A20
1M games
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English Opening: c5
ECO A10
1M games
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English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System: Nc3
ECO A11
1M games
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English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense
ECO A10
1M games
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English Opening: Anglo-Lithuanian Variation
ECO A10
1M games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation: d6
ECO A15
1M games
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English Opening: Agincourt Defense: e4
ECO A13
974K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian: g3
ECO A25
966K games
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English: King's Indian
ECO A15
932K games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation
ECO A36
924K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System
ECO A27
878K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian: Bc5
ECO A21
716K games
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English Opening: The Whale: Nc6
ECO C20
715K games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation: Nc3
ECO A30
710K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Malvinas Variation
ECO A10
709K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Lithuanian Variation: e3
ECO A10
698K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation
ECO A20
681K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Lithuanian Variation: g3
ECO A10
666K games
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English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System: Nf3
ECO A11
623K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Reversed Dragon
ECO A22
567K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation: d5
ECO A16
560K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian: e3
ECO A25
554K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation: e4
ECO A22
545K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Smyslov System
ECO A22
511K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation: g3
ECO A22
511K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack: g3
ECO A21
511K games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation: e6
ECO A34
507K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack: e4
ECO A21
465K games
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English Opening: Carls-Bremen System: d5
ECO A22
447K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Lithuanian Variation: d4
ECO A10
443K games
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English Opening: Carls-Bremen System: c6
ECO A22
439K games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation: Nc6
ECO A34
425K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Scandinavian Defense
ECO A15
425K games
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English Opening: Agincourt Defense: e3
ECO A13
424K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense
ECO A16
419K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation: e4
ECO A28
413K games
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English Opening: The Whale: d6
ECO C20
409K games
Gambits
English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Schulz Gambit
ECO A10
403K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation: d4
ECO A22
398K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense: d3
ECO A15
391K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense: e3
ECO A10
391K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense: Nc3
ECO A10
384K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian: d6
ECO A21
375K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation
ECO A15
372K games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation
ECO A31
368K games
Anti-Openings
English Opening: d6
ECO A10
356K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation
ECO A18
340K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation: e6
ECO A16
340K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation
ECO A23
333K games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation: g3
ECO A35
329K games
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English Opening: Agincourt Defense: g3
ECO A13
323K games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation
ECO A35
318K games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation: Nf3
ECO A35
318K games
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English Opening: Agincourt Defense: Nf3
ECO A13
316K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation: e3
ECO A22
295K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense: Nf3
ECO A15
287K games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Fianchetto Variation
ECO A34
286K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation: c5
ECO A16
286K games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation
ECO A34
276K games
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English: Symmetrical
ECO A30
276K games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation: Nf6
ECO A34
276K games
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English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System: g3
ECO A11
274K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian: d3
ECO A25
261K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System: g3
ECO A17
255K games
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English Opening: Great Snake Variation: Nc3
ECO A10
245K games
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English Opening: The Whale: Bc5
ECO C20
244K games
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English Opening: Great Snake Variation: e4
ECO A10
234K games
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English: Four Knights: e4
ECO A28
227K games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation: d6
ECO A34
220K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation: d5
ECO A15
218K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian: e4
ECO A25
212K games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation: e4
ECO A35
211K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation: c6
ECO A15
204K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense: g3
ECO A10
193K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian: f5
ECO A21
193K games
Gambits
English Opening: Jaenisch Gambit
ECO A10
188K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation: d3
ECO A22
184K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense: Nc3
ECO A10
184K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System: e3
ECO A17
169K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Scandinavian Defense, Exchange Variation
ECO A15
169K games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation: e3
ECO A35
162K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian: Bb4
ECO A21
155K games
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English Opening: The Whale: c5
ECO C20
155K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Old Indian Formation
ECO A15
150K games
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English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System: e3
ECO A11
148K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense: g3
ECO A10
128K games
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English: Four Knights: e3
ECO A28
125K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation: e3
ECO A28
125K games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation: g3
ECO A30
125K games
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English Opening: Great Snake Variation: g3
ECO A10
125K games
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English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian
ECO A19
112K games
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English: Four Knights: d4
ECO A28
108K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation: d4
ECO A28
108K games
Anti-Openings
English Opening: b5
ECO A10
106K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch-Flohr Variation
ECO A20
102K games
Gambits
English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Löhn Gambit
ECO A10
102K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: King's English Variation, Keres Defense
ECO A21
98K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Carls-Bremen System: d6
ECO A22
93K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation: g6
ECO A15
90K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack: a3
ECO A21
90K games
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English: Four Knights: g3
ECO A28
88K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation: g3
ECO A28
88K games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation: Nf3
ECO A30
87K games
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English Opening: Great Snake Variation: Nf3
ECO A10
87K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Myers Defense
ECO A10
85K games
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English Opening: Neo-Catalan
ECO A13
83K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System: e4
ECO A17
77K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English
ECO A17
75K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System: Nf3
ECO A17
75K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack: Nf3
ECO A21
73K games
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English Opening: The Whale: c6
ECO C20
69K games
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation: c5
ECO A15
68K games
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack: e3
ECO A21
65K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line
ECO A24
60K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System: d3
ECO A17
59K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Great Snake Variation: d4
ECO A10
57K games
Openings & Plans
English Orangutan
ECO A15
55K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation: e3
ECO A30
54K games
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English Opening: Great Snake Variation: e3
ECO A10
54K games
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English: Four Knights: d3
ECO A28
53K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation: d3
ECO A28
53K games
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation: d3
ECO A35
49K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation: g6
ECO A34
47K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense: c5
ECO A10
45K games
Gambits
English Opening: Myers Gambit
ECO A10
43K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Carls-Bremen System: Bc5
ECO A22
38K games
Gambits
English Opening: Achilles-Omega Gambit
ECO A10
31K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: King's English Variation, Smyslov Defense
ECO A21
30K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Adorjan Defense
ECO A10
28K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Kurajica Defense
ECO A13
27K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense: Nf3
ECO A10
27K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation
ECO A17
26K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense
ECO A13
22K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense: e3
ECO A10
22K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Carls-Bremen System: Bb4
ECO A22
18K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation: b6
ECO A34
18K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation: d3
ECO A30
15K games
Gambits
English Opening: Wing Gambit
ECO A30
15K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: King's English, Mazedonisch
ECO A22
11K games
Gambits
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense, Hickmann Gambit
ECO A10
8K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: King's English Variation: d3
ECO A20
5K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Drill Variation
ECO A20
5K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack: Nd5
ECO A21
5K games
Gambits
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Ferenc Gambit
ECO A10
4K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation
ECO A15
3K games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Slav Formation
ECO A15
2K games
Gambits
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Napolitano Gambit
ECO A30
1K games
Gambits
English Opening: Wade Gambit
ECO A10
1K games
Gambits
English Opening: Zilbermints Gambit
ECO A10
906 games
Openings & Plans
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Romanishin Variation
ECO A15
821 games
Gambits
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Chabanon Gambit
ECO A10
124 games
Frequently asked questions about the English Opening
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The English is a chess opening family with 210 variations covered on Chessy. Over 494 million Lichess games have reached these positions across all rating levels.