A10-A39
English Opening
About This Opening
The English Opening (1.c4) is a flexible flank opening that can transpose into many different structures. Popular with positional players who want to avoid heavily theoretical 1.e4 or 1.d4 lines.
Famous Games
- Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938
- Carlsen vs Anand, 2014 World Championship
Variations
99 found A01 A10 A40 A30 A36 A36 A36 A38 A38 A34 A34 A34 A34 A30 A31 A33 A30 A30 A12 A10 A10 A10 A10 A20 A20 A20 A21 A21 A21 A21 A21 A25 A25 A25 A25 A25 A25 A28 A28 A28 A28 A28 A28 A28 A28 A22 A22 A22 A23 A24
English Variation, Larsen
b3 c5 Halibut Gambit, English
c4 b5 Hartlaub Gambit, English
c4 b6 d4 Bb7 Nc3 e6 e4 f5 exf5 Nf6 Wing Variation, English
c4 c5 b4 Symmetrical Variation, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 Botvinnik System Reversed, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 e3 e5 Botvinnik Variation, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 e4 Double Fianchetto, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 Nf3 Nf6 O-O O-O b3 Duchamp Variation, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 Nf3 Nf6 O-O O-O d3 Fianchetto Variation, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nc3 Nf6 g3 Rubinstein Variation, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nc3 Nf6 g3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 Bg2 Nc7 Asymmetrical Variation, English
c4 c5 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 Keres-Parma System, English
c4 c5 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 e6 g3 Nc6 Napolitano Gambit, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nf3 Nf6 b4 Two Knights Variation, English
c4 c5 Nf3 Nf6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Geller Variation, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nf3 Nf6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 e6 Nc3 Nc6 g3 Qb6 Hedgehog Variation, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nf3 Nf6 g3 b6 Bg2 Bb7 O-O e6 Nc3 Be7 Double Fianchetto Defense, English
c4 c5 Nf3 Nf6 g3 b6 Bg2 Bb7 O-O g6 Bled Variation, English
c4 c6 Nf3 d5 b3 Nf6 g3 g6 Anglo Scandanavian Defense, English
c4 d5 Loehn Gambit, English
c4 d5 cxd5 e6 Schulz Gambit, English
c4 d5 cxd5 Nf6 Malvinas Variation, English
c4 d5 cxd5 Qxd5 Nc3 Qa5 Kahiko-Hula Gambit, English
c4 e5 e3 Nf6 f4 exf4 Nf3 Double Whammy, English
c4 e5 f4 Drill Variation, English
c4 e5 g3 h5 Kramnik-Shirov Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Bb4 Troger Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 d6 g3 Be6 Bg2 Nc6 Keres Defense, English
c4 e5 Nc3 d6 g3 c6 General Variation, King's English
c4 e5 Nc3 d6 Nf3 Smyslov Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 d6 Nf3 Bg4 Taimanov Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 Hungarian Attack, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 Rb1 Closed System, Full Symmetry, King's English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 d3 d6 Botvinnik System, King's English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 d3 d6 e4 Bremen-Hort Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 e3 d6 Nge2 Be6 Botvinnik Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 e4 Korchnoi Line, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 a3 Flexible Line, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 d3 Bradley Beach Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 d4 e4 Four Knights Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bb4 Bg5 h6 Bh4 Bxc3+ bxc3 Ne5 Quiet Line, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 e3 Romanishin Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 e3 Bb4 Qc2 Bxc3 Keene; Stean Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 e3 Bb4 Qc2 O-O Nd5 Re8 Qf5 Botvinnik Line, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 e4 Mazedonisch Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 Bremen; Carls Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 g3 Kapengut; Smyslov; Modern V, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 g3 Bb4 Reversed Dragon, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 g3 d5 Prickly Pawn Pass System, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 d3 d6 e4 O-O Nge2 c6 O-O a6 And 49 more variations...