English Opening (A10–A39)
A flexible opening where White controls the center with c4. Can transpose into many different systems.
The variations below diverge from the first move, so each has its own page with the full move order, the position it reaches, and a Stockfish evaluation.
All 69 lines can be practised free in the browser: pick a variation, walk it move by move in Learn mode, then drill it from memory until you can play it without prompting.
All 69 variations of the English Opening King's English Variation, Botvinnik System, Prickly Pawn Pass System A10 1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O Agincourt Defense A13 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Be7 Agincourt Defense A13 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Be7 Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense A13 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 Agincourt Defense, Tarrasch Defense A13 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c5 Agincourt Defense, Wimpy System A13 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 c5 Agincourt Defense, Keres Defense A14 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined A14 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined A14 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined A14 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined A14 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined A14 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined A14 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined, Early b3 A14 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined, Early b3 A14 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined, Early b3 A14 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 Anglo-Grünfeld Defense, Korchnoi Variation A16 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation A16 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation A16 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 Anglo-Indian Defense A17 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 c5 Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Variation A17 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e4 Bb7 Closed, Taimanov Variation A25 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Rb1 Nh6 Closed, Taimanov Variation A25 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation A25 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 King's English Variation, Closed System A25 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 King's English Variation, Hungarian Attack A25 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian A25 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian A25 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian A25 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian A25 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. e4 O-O King's English Variation, Botvinnik System A26 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 King's English Variation, Closed System, Full Symmetry A26 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation A28 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line A28 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line A28 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line A29 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line A29 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line A29 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line A29 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6 A29 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6 A29 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6 A29 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 A29 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d6 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, a6 A29 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6 A29 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Bc5 A29 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 A29 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog Defense A30 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 Symmetrical, Hedgehog, Flexible Formation A30 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 b6 Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Geller Variation A33 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d4 Nc6 Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense A33 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d4 cxd4 Symmetrical Variation A34 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation A34 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation A34 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System A36 1. c4 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with e3 A36 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 A37 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 A37 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 A37 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 A37 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 A37 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 A37 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation A37 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation A37 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation A37 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto A38 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 Symmetrical Variation, Duchamp Variation A38 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line A38 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation A39 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 Frequently asked questions
What is the ECO code for the English Opening?
The English Opening is catalogued under ECO codes A10–A39. Individual variations list their own specific code on their page.
How can I practise the English Opening for free?
Open any variation on Chess Ramp and use Learn mode to walk the line one move at a time, then Drill mode to replay it from memory. Practice runs in your browser with no account required.
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