ECO B
ECO B - Semi-Open Games
Semi-open games arise after 1.e4 when Black responds with something other than 1...e5. This includes the Sicilian Defense, French Defense, Caro-Kann Defense, Pirc Defense, and others. These asymmetrical openings often lead to complex middlegames.
ECO Subcategories
B00 B01 B02 B03 B04 B05 B06 B07 B08 B09 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16 B17 B18 B19 B20 B21 B22 B23 B24 B25 B26 B27 B28 B29 B30 B31 B32 B33 B34 B35 B36 B37 B38 B39 B40 B41 B42 B43 B44 B45 B46 B47 B48 B49 B50 B51 B52 B53 B54 B55 B56 B57 B58 B59 B60 B61 B62 B63 B64 B65 B66 B67 B68 B69 B70 B71 B72 B73 B74 B75 B76 B77 B78 B79 B80 B81 B82 B83 B84 B85 B86 B87 B88 B89 B90 B91 B92 B93 B94 B95 B96 B97 B98 B99
437 Openings Found
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Ware Defense
Corn Stalks
Snagkeouss Defense
St George; Birmingham; Baker
San Jorge Variation
Polish Variation, St George Defense
Zilbermints Gambit, St George Defense
San Jorge Variation
Three Pawn Attack, St George
Sanky-Georg Gambit, St George
Woodchuck Variation, St George
Owen's Defense; Greek Defense
Guatemalan Defense
Matovinsky Gambit
Matovinsky Gambit
Naselwaus Variation, Owen's Defense
Wind Gambit, Owen Defense
Smith Gambit, Owen Defense
Hekili-Loa Gambit, Owen Defense
Mengarini Gambit, Sicilian
Mengarini Gambit, Sicilian
Snyder Variation, Sicilian
Queen Fianchetto Variation, Sicilian
Wing Gambit, Sicilian
Marshall Variation, Sicilian
Wing; Carlsbad Variation, Sicilian
Marienbad Variation, Sicilian
Abrahams Variation, Sicilian Wing Gambit
Santasiere Wing Gambit, Sicilian
Bowlder Attack, Sicilian
Slow Sicilian
Barmen Defense, Sicilian
Sherzer Variation, Sicilian
Stoltz Attack, Sicilian
Staunton-Cochrane Variation, Sicilian
Gloria Variation, Sicilian
Chameleon Variation, Sicilian
Big Clamp Variation, Sicilian
Sicilian Center Game
Smith-Morra; Fleissig Gambit, Sic
Rivadavia Gambit, Sicilian
Push Variation, Smith-Morra Gambit, Sicilian
Dubois Variation, Sicilian
Scandanavian Formation, Smith-Morra, Sicilian
Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
Chicago Defense, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
Taimanov Formation, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
Kan Formation, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
Fianchetto Defense, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
Classical Formation, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
Scheveningen Formation, Smith-Morra Accepted
Paulsen Formation, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
Morphy Defense Deferred, Smith-Morra Accepted
Larsen Defense, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
Pin Defense, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
Morphy Defense, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
Sozin Formation, Smith-Morra Accepted, Sicilian
Center Formation, Smith-Morra Declined, Sicilian
Alapin Formation, Smith-Morra Declined, Sicilian
Wing Formation, Smith-Morra Declined, Sicilian
Halasz Gambit, Sicilian
Morphy Gambit, Sicilian
Andreaschek Gambit, Sicilian
Tal Gambit, Sicilian
Steinitz; Tartakower, Lasker-Dunne Variation, Sicilian
Myers Attack, Sicilian
King David's Opening
Grand Prix Variation, Sicilian
Marshall Gambit, Sicilian
Korchnoi Defense, Sicilian
Traditional Closed Sicilian
Portland Attack, Sicilian
Vinken System, Sicilian; Grand Prix Attack
Schofman Variation, Sicilian
Botvinnik Defense, Sicilian Closed
Edge Variation, Sicilian Closed
Chameleon Sicilian
Keres; Billium Attack, Sicilian; Chameleon
Kieseritzky System, Sicilian
Wing Gambit, Sicilian
Aronin System, Sicilian
Venice System, Sicilian
Ljubojevic Line, Sicilian
Gambit Line, O'Kelly Sicilian
Steiner Line, Sicilian
Barcza Line, Sicilian
Maroczy Bind, O'Kelly Sicilian
Robatsch Line, Sicilian
Paulsen Line, Sicilian
Geller Line, Sicilian
Quiet System, O'Kelly Sicilian
Normal System, O'Kelly Sicilian
Cortlever Gambit, Sicilian
Smith-Morra Line, O'Kelly Sicilian
Taimanov Line, O'Kelly Sicilian
Kan Line, O'Kelly Sicilian
Zagorovsky Line, O'Kelly Sicilian
Reti System, O'Kelly Sicilian
Yerevan System, O'Kelly Sicilian
Polish Gambit, Sicilian
Katalimov Variation, Sicilian
Wing Gambit Deferred, Sicilian
Bronstein (Haag) Gambit, Sicilian
Moscow Gambit, Sicilian
Dorfman Gambit, Sicilian
Kopec System, Sicilian
Delayed Alapin, Sicilian
Basman-Palatnik Gambit
Tartakower Variation, Sicilian
Ginsberg Gambit, Sicilian
Moscow (Prins) Variation, Sicilian
Venice Attack, Sicilian
Lipnitzky Variation, Sicilian
Opocensky Variation, Sicilian
Byrne Variation, Sicilian; English Attack
Anti-English, Najdorf Sicilian
Polugaevsky; Accelerated Najdorf
Simagin Line, Najdorf Sicilian
Argenitne; Goteborg Var, Sicilian
Browne Variation, Najdorf Sicilian
Poisoned Pawn Variation, Sicilian
Poisoned Pawn Accepted, Najdorf Sicilian
Adams Attack, Sicilian
Freak Attack, Siicilian
Kupreichik Variation, Sicilian
Venice Attack, Sicilian
Vitolins Variation, Sicilian
Sherbakov Variation, Sicilian
Velimirovic Variation, Sicilian
Paulsen Variation, Sicilian
English Attack, Scheveningen Sicilian
Delayed Keres Attack, Sicilian
Perenyi Gambit, Sicilian
Tal Variation, Sicilian
Fianchetto Variation, Scheveningen Sicilian
Alekhine Variation, Sicilian
Nottingham Variation, Sicilian
Zollner Gambit, Sicilian
Alekhine Line, Sicilian Dragon
Maroczy Line, Sicilian Dragon
Tartakower Line, Sicilian Dragon
Amsterdam (Battery) Variation, Sicilian
Grigoriev Variation, Sicilian
Sosonko Variation, Sicilian Dragon
Panov Variation, Sicilian Dragon
Fianchetto Variation, Sicilian Dragon
Classical Variation, Sicilian
Anti-Sozin Variation, Sicilian
Yates Variation, Sicilian
Boleslavsky Variation, Sicilian
Louma Variation, Sicilian
Margate (Vitolins) Variation, Sicilian
Podebrady Variation, Sicilian
Exchange Variation, Richter-Rauzer Sicilian
Ivanov Variation, Sicilian
Dragon Variation, Richter-Rauzer Sicilian
Fianchetto Variation, Richter-Rauzer Sicilizn
Spielmann Variation, Sicilian
Chekhover Variation, Sicilian
Zaitsev Variation, Sicilian
Lazy Knight Variation, Sicilian
Cortlever Variation, Sicilian
Kotov Gambit, Sicilian
Jalalabad Variation, Sicilian
Wing Gambit Deferred, Sicilian
Kramnik Variation, Sicilian
Accelerated Wimpy Variation, Sic
Paulsen; Kan Variation, Sicilian
Polugaevsky Variation, Sicilian
Swiss Cheese Variation, Sicilian
Reti Variation, Sicilian
Hedgehog Variation, Sicilian
Bronstein Variation, Sicilian
Szen Variation, Sicilian
Gary Gambit, Sicilian
Taimanov Variation, Sicilian
Paulsen Variation, Sicilian
American Attack, Sicilian
Ponomariov Gambit, Sicilian
Anderssen; Counterattack Var, Sic
Pin Variation; Sicilian CounterAttack
Jaffe Variation, Sicilian
Koch Variation, Sicilian
Four Knights Variation, Sicilian
Cobra Variation, Sicilian
Gaw-Paw Variation, Sicilian
Kveinis Variation, Sicilian
Marshall Variation, Sicilian
Brussels Gambit, Sicilian
Double-Dutch Gambit, Sicilian
Hyperaccelerated Dragon, Sicilian
Action Extension, Sicilian
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl, Sic
Frederico Variation, Sicilian
Sicilian Fred
Buecker Variation, Sicilian
Old Sicilian
Gufeld Gambit, Sicilian
Lutikov Gambit, Sicilian
Gurgenidze Variation, Sicilian
San Francisco Gambit, Sicilian
Nimzovich Variation, Sicilian; Nimzo-American Variation
Bourdonnais; Lowenthal Var, Sic
Kalashnikov Variation, Sicilian
Gurgenidze Variation, Sicilian
Four Knights Variation, Sicilian
Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sicilian
Pelikan Variation, Sicilian
Chelyabinsk Variation, Sicilian
Sveshnikov Variation, Sicilian
Bird Variation, Siclian
Retreat Variation, Sicilian
Godiva Variation, Sicilian
Flohr Variation, Sicilian
Advance Variation, Sicilian
Mongoose Variation, Sicilian
Althouse; Stiletto Variation, Sicilian
Accelerated Paulsen, Sicilian
Quinteros Variation, Sicilian
Brick Variation, Sicilian
Hillbilly Attack, Caro-Kann
Modern; English Variation, Accelerated Panov; Caro-Kann
Breyer Variation, Caro-Kann
Stein Attack, Caro-Kann
Landau Gambit, Caro-Kann
Mieses Gambit, Caro
Diemer-Duhm Gambit, Caro
Advance Variation, Caro
Prins Attack, Caro-Kann
Bayonet Variation, Caro
Tal Variation, Caro-Kann
Van der Wiel Attack, Caro-Kann
Dreyev Defense, Caro-Kann
Bronstein Variation, Caro-Kann
Short Variation, Caro-Kann
Botvinnik-Carls Defense, Caro-Kann
Panov-Botvinnik; Gunderam Attack
Carlsbad Line, Caro-Kann
Czerniak Line, Caro-Kann
Reifir-Spielmann Line, Caro-Kann
Maroczy Variation, Caro
Fantasy; Lilienfisch Variation, Caro
Maroczy Gambit, Caro-Kann
Gurgenidze Variation, Caro
Von Hennig Gambit, Caro
Milner-Barry Gambit, Caro; Rasa-Studier Gambit
Flohr Variation, Caro-Kann
Finnish Variation, Caro-Kann
Smyslov Variation, Caro-Kann
Tiviakov-Fischer Attack, Caro-Kann
Kasparov Attack, Caro-Kann
Ivanchuk Defense, Caro Kann
Knight Variation, Caro
Tarrasch (Alekhine) Gambit, Caro
Tartakower Variation, Caro
Forgacs Variation, Caro Kann
Gurgenidze System, Caro-Kann
Gurgenidze Variation, Caro
Campomanes Attack, Caro
Modern Variation, Caro-Kann
New Caro-Kann
Edinburgh Variation, Caro
Ulysses Gambit, Caro
Massachussets Defense, Caro-Kann
De Bruycker Defense, Caro
Masi Variation, Caro-Kann
Scorpion-Horus Gambit, Caro-Kann
Two Knights Attack, Caro Kann
Mindeno Variation, Caro-Kann
Retreat Line, Mindeno Variation, Caro-Kann
Hector Gambit, Caro
Goldman Variation, Caro
Two Knights Variation, Caro
Zilbermints Gambit, Center Counter
Blackbunre-Kloosterboer Gambit, Center Counter
Atkinson (Kloosterboer) Variation, Center Counter
Blackburne Gambit, Center Counter
Boehnke Gambit, Center Counter
Boehnke Gambit Accepted, Center Counter
Marshall Gambit, Scandanavian G; Modern Variation, CC
Panov Transfer, Center Counter
Icelandic-Palme Gambit, CC
Portuguese Variation, Center Counter
Portuguese Gambit, Center Counter
Kadas Gambit, Center Counter
Wing Gambit, Center Counter
Marshall Variation, Center Counter
Kiel Variation, Center Counter
Tomalty Gambit, Center Counter
Gipslis Variation, Center Counter
Richter Variation, Center Counter
Mieses-Kotroc Variation, Center Counter
Leonhardt (Rosen) Gambit, Center Counter
Anderssen Variation, Center Counter
Collijn Variation, Center Counter
Mieses Variation, Center Counter
Gruenfeld Variation, Center Counter
Lasker Variation, Center Counter
Gubinsky-Melts Defense, Center Counter
Schiller-Pytel Variation, Center Counter
Bronstein Variation, Center Counter
Closed Scandavian
Maroczy Defense, Pirc
Philidor Gambit, Pirc
Small Center Defense
Balogh Defense, Pirc
Pirc Defense
Lion's Jaw, Pirc
Czech Defense
Pirc; Ufimtsev; Antal Defense
Kholmov System, Pirc
Classical System, Pirc
Chinese Variation, Pirc
Bayonet Attack, Pirc
Sveshnikov-Jansa Attack, Pirc
150 Attack
Panov; Opatijav; Byrne Variation, Pirc
Ljubojevic Variation, Pirc
Austrian; Yugoslav Defense, Pirc
Dragon Formation, Pirc
Weiss Variation, Pirc
Kurajica Variation, Pirc
Unzicker Attack, Pirc
Two Knights System, Pirc
Quiet System, Pirc
Parma Defense, Pirc
Czech Defense, Pirc
Chigorin Line, Pirc
Schlechter Variation, Pirc
Anti-Philidor
Roscher Gambit, Pirc
Mao Tse Tung; Duras
Fred; From Reversed
Tiers Counter-Gambit
Barnes Defense
Basman Defense; Macho Grob
Basman; Macho Grob; Borg
Borg Gambit
Zilbermints Gambit, Borg
Borg Defense; Troon Gambit
Monkey's Bum, Pirc
Bishop Attack
Buecker Gambit
Westermann Gambit
Wind Gambit
Three Pawns Attack
Pterodactyl, Pirc
Gurgenidze Defense, Modern Defense
Mittenberger Gambit, Modern Defense
Anti-Modern
Pseudo-Austrian Attack
Two Knight Variation, Modern Defense
Suttles Variation, Modern Defense
Mongredien Defense, Pirc
Geller's System, Modern Defense
Rossolimo Variation, Modern Defense
Accelerated Gurgenidze
Small Center Variation, Pirc
Fianchetto Gambit, Modern Defense
Norwegian Defense
Masur Gambit
Pickering (Goldsmith) Defense
Picklepuss Defense
Carr Defense
Zilbermints Gambit, Carr Defense
Lemming Defense
Nimzovich Defense
Wheeler Gambit, Nimzovich Defense
Pseudo-Spanish Variation
Scandanavian Variation, Nimzovich Defense
Hornung Gambit, Nimzovich Defense
Aachen Gambit, Nimzovich Defense
Marshall Gambit, Nimzovich
Bogoljubow Variation, Nizovich Defense
Brandics Gambit, Nimzovich Defense
Richter Gambit, Nimzovich Defense
Nimzovich Gambit, Nimzovich Defense
Alekseev Variation, Nimzovich; Heinola-Deppe Gambit
Erben Gambit, Nimzovich Defense
Vehre Variation, Nimzovich Defense
Mikenas Variation, Nimzovich Defense
Kennedy Variation, Nimzovich
Linksspringer Variation, Nimzovich Defense
Bileefelder Gambit, Nimzovich Defense
Burgar Gambit, Nimzovich Defense
Hammer Gambit, Nimzovich Defense
Riemann Defense, Nimzovich Defense
Keres Attack, Nimzovich Defense
Paulsen Attack, Nimzovich Defense
Herford Gambit, Nimzovich Defense
French Connection, Nimzovich Defense
Neo-Mongoloid Defense, Nimzovich
Pirc Connection, Nimzovich Defense
Breyer Defense, Nimzovich
Williams Variation, Nimzovich
Franco-Nimzovich Variation
Colorado Defense, Nimzovich; Lean Variation
Colorado Counter Accepted, Nimzovich Defense
El Columpio Defense, Nimzovich Defense
Krejcik Variation, Alekhine
Fried Fox, Alekhine; Krejcik Gambit
Maroczy Variation, Alekhine
Welling Variation, Alekhine
Kmoch Variation, Alekhine
Hunt Gambit, Alekhine; Two Pawn Attack
Steiner Variation, Alekhine
Lasker Variation, Alekhine
Mikenas Gambit, Alekhine
Matsukevich Gambit, Alekhine
Wall Variation, Alekhine
Balogh Variation, Alekhine
Hunt Variation, Alekhine
Four Pawns Attack; Chase V
Trifunovic Variation, Alekhine
Cambridge Gambit, Alekhine
Flohr Variation, Alekhine
Alekhine Variation, Alekhine
Panov Variation, Alekhine
Larsen Variation, Alekhine
Alburt Variation, Alekhine
Keres Variation, Alekhine
Karpov Variation, Alekhine
Schmid Variation, Alekhine
Buntin Gambit, Alekhine
Buckley Attack, Alekhine
Saemisch Attack, Alekhine
Mokele Mbembe; Knight's Tour
Retreat; Brooklyn Variation, Alekhine
Everglades Defense, Alekhine
Scandanavian Variation, Alekhine
Myers Gambit, Alekhine
Spielmann Variation, Alekhine
Noch Gambit, Alekhine
Geschev Gambit, Alekhine
John Tracy Gambit, Alekhine
Adams Defense
Wild Bull Defense