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English Opening — opening family

175 catalogued lines · ECO A10–C20

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The shortest catalogued line of the family runs 1. c4 — the position below. The continuation chips count how many catalogued lines extend this head with each next move; any branch can be explored on the interactive tree and played against the engine from there.

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Main continuations

All 175 lines

NameECOMain line length
English OpeningA101 plies
English Opening: Great Snake VariationA102 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch DefenseA102 plies
English Opening: Myers DefenseA102 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian DefenseA102 plies
English Opening: Jaenisch GambitA102 plies
English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive SystemA112 plies
English Opening: Agincourt DefenseA132 plies
English Opening: King's English VariationA202 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical VariationA302 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Lithuanian VariationA102 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian DefenseA152 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense, Hickmann GambitA103 plies
English Opening: Wade GambitA103 plies
English Opening: Wing GambitA303 plies
English Opening: The WhaleC203 plies
English Opening: Achilles-Omega GambitA103 plies
English Opening: Agincourt DefenseA133 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch VariationA203 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed SicilianA213 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical VariationA303 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal VariationA343 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight VariationA153 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight VariationA163 plies
English Opening: Zilbermints GambitA104 plies
English Opening: Adorjan DefenseA104 plies
English Opening: Drill VariationA204 plies
English Opening: Myers GambitA104 plies
English Opening: Agincourt DefenseA134 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch-Flohr VariationA204 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Löhn GambitA104 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian FormationA154 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Old Indian FormationA154 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Scandinavian DefenseA154 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian FormationA154 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld DefenseA164 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog SystemA174 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov CounterattackA214 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights VariationA224 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed SicilianA254 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights VariationA354 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Schulz GambitA104 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Chabanon GambitA105 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Ferenc GambitA105 plies
English Opening: Mikenas-Carls VariationA185 plies
English Opening: King's English VariationA215 plies
English Opening: King's English, MazedonischA225 plies
English Opening: Carls-Bremen SystemA225 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Napolitano GambitA305 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni VariationA315 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Fianchetto VariationA345 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto VariationA365 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights SystemA275 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights VariationA345 plies
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan DefenseA136 plies
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Kurajica DefenseA136 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Keres DefenseA216 plies
English Opening: Neo-CatalanA136 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Slav FormationA156 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld FormationA156 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Romanishin VariationA156 plies
English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, SicilianA196 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Reversed DragonA226 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres VariationA236 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA246 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian FormationA176 plies
English Opening: Mikenas-Carls VariationA186 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Smyslov DefenseA216 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Smyslov SystemA226 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical VariationA356 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-EnglishA176 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights VariationA286 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights VariationA356 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Malvinas VariationA106 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Scandinavian Defense, Exchange VariationA156 plies
English Opening: Mikenas-Carls VariationA187 plies
English Opening: Porcupine VariationA107 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anti-Anti-GrünfeldA157 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Zvjaginsev-Krasenkow AttackA177 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Kahiko-Hula GambitA207 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Flexible LineA287 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Korchnoi LineA287 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet LineA287 plies
English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch VariationA287 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA297 plies
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense, Semi-Slav DefenseA138 plies
English Opening: Romanishin GambitA138 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation, Nei GambitA198 plies
English Opening: Neo-Catalan DeclinedA138 plies
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Bogoljubow DefenseA138 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian FormationA158 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation, Double FianchettoA158 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld VariationA167 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Troger DefenseA218 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Adhiban GambitA228 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Bellon GambitA228 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres VariationA238 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov VariationA258 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Bradley Beach VariationA288 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation, Keres-Parma SystemA358 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical VariationA368 plies
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense AcceptedA138 plies
English Opening: King's English, Erbenheimer GambitA228 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA298 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann DefenseA328 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld VariationA168 plies
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Wimpy SystemA139 plies
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan DefenseA139 plies
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined, Early b3A149 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed SystemA259 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik SystemA369 plies
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan DeclinedA149 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian VariationA179 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Hungarian AttackA259 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto VariationA379 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed SicilianA259 plies
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined, Early b3A1410 plies
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined, Early b3A1410 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System, Full SymmetryA2610 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with e3A3610 plies
English Opening: Agincourt DefenseA1310 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3A3710 plies
English Opening: Closed, Taimanov VariationA2510 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical VariationA3410 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry LineA3810 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian DefenseA1710 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld VariationA1610 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet LineA2810 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA2910 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann DefenseA3310 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein VariationA3410 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld VariationA1610 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik SystemA2611 plies
English Opening: Agincourt DefenseA1311 plies
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan DeclinedA1411 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6A2911 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto VariationA3711 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto VariationA3711 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed SicilianA2511 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed SicilianA2511 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA2911 plies
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Tarrasch DefenseA1312 plies
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan DeclinedA1412 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6A2912 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, a6A2912 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3A3712 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort VariationA2512 plies
English Opening: Closed, Taimanov VariationA2512 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7A2912 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog DefenseA3012 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed SicilianA2512 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3A3712 plies
English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense, Korchnoi VariationA1612 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Geller VariationA3312 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Bc5A2912 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6A2912 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein VariationA3412 plies
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan DeclinedA1413 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6A2913 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3A3713 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3A3713 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Duchamp VariationA3813 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double FianchettoA3813 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking VariationA3913 plies
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan DeclinedA1414 plies
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan DeclinedA1414 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet LineA2813 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3A3714 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6A2914 plies
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Keres DefenseA1414 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA2914 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA2914 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik System, Prickly Pawn Pass SystemA1016 plies
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights VariationA2816 plies
English Opening: Symmetrical, Hedgehog, Flexible FormationA3020 plies