Chess Openings

3810 ECO lines with main-line moves and diagrams. Start with the flagship families, or browse by volume.

Flagship openings

Sicilian Defense B20
2 plies in the main line
French Defense C00
2 plies in the main line
English Opening A10
1 plies in the main line
Caro-Kann Defense B10
2 plies in the main line
Queen's Pawn Game A40
1 plies in the main line
Queen's Pawn Game A41
2 plies in the main line
Queen's Pawn Game D00
2 plies in the main line
Dutch Defense A80
2 plies in the main line
Alekhine Defense B02
2 plies in the main line
Indian Defense A45
2 plies in the main line
Zukertort Opening A04
1 plies in the main line
Zukertort Opening A05
2 plies in the main line
Zukertort Opening A06
2 plies in the main line
Scandinavian Defense B01
2 plies in the main line
Réti Opening A09
3 plies in the main line
Nimzowitsch Defense B00
2 plies in the main line
Modern Defense B06
2 plies in the main line
King's Pawn Game B00
1 plies in the main line
King's Pawn Game C20
2 plies in the main line
Van Geet Opening A00
1 plies in the main line
Bird Opening A02
1 plies in the main line
Pirc Defense B00
2 plies in the main line
Polish Opening A00
1 plies in the main line
King's Indian Attack A07
3 plies in the main line

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A — Flank openings (817)B — Semi-open games (772)C — Open games & French (1250)D — Closed & semi-closed (614)E — Indian defenses (357)

A — Flank openings

NameECOMoves
English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov CounterattackA214
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed SicilianA213
English Opening: King's English Variation, Smyslov DefenseA216
English Opening: King's English Variation, Troger DefenseA218
English Opening: Carls-Bremen SystemA225
English Opening: King's English Variation, Adhiban GambitA228
English Opening: King's English Variation, Bellon GambitA228
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights VariationA224
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Reversed DragonA226
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Smyslov SystemA226
English Opening: King's English, Erbenheimer GambitA228
English Opening: King's English, MazedonischA225
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres VariationA236
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres VariationA238
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA246
English Opening: Closed, Taimanov VariationA2510
English Opening: Closed, Taimanov VariationA2512
English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort VariationA2512
English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed SystemA259
English Opening: King's English Variation, Hungarian AttackA259
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed SicilianA254
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed SicilianA259
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed SicilianA2511
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed SicilianA2512
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed SicilianA2511
English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov VariationA258
English Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik SystemA2611
English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System, Full SymmetryA2610
English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights SystemA275
English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch VariationA287
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights VariationA286
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights VariationA2816
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Bradley Beach VariationA288
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Flexible LineA287
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Korchnoi LineA287
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet LineA287
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet LineA2810
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet LineA2813
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA297
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA298
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA2914
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA2910
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA2911
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA2914
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6A2914
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6A2911
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6A2913
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7A2912
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, a6A2912
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6A2912
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Bc5A2912
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6A2912
English Opening: Symmetrical VariationA302
English Opening: Symmetrical VariationA303
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog DefenseA3012
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Napolitano GambitA305
English Opening: Symmetrical, Hedgehog, Flexible FormationA3020
English Opening: Wing GambitA303
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni VariationA315
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann DefenseA328
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Geller VariationA3312
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann DefenseA3310
English Opening: Symmetrical VariationA3410
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Fianchetto VariationA345
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal VariationA343
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein VariationA3410
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein VariationA3412
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights VariationA345
English Opening: Symmetrical VariationA356
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights VariationA356
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation, Keres-Parma SystemA358
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights VariationA354
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik SystemA369
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with e3A3610
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto VariationA365
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical VariationA368
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3A3710
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3A3712
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3A3712
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3A3713
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3A3713
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3A3714
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto VariationA379
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto VariationA3711
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto VariationA3711
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double FianchettoA3813
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Duchamp VariationA3813
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry LineA3810
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking VariationA3913
Australian DefenseA402
Benoni Defense: Franco-Sicilian HybridA4014
Borg Defense: Borg GambitA402
Colle System: Pterodactyl VariationA408
Colle System: Siroccopteryx VariationA4010
English DefenseA402
English DefenseA404
English Defense: Eastbourne GambitA406
English Defense: Hartlaub Gambit AcceptedA4010
English Defense: Hartlaub Gambit DeclinedA409
English Defense: Perrin VariationA408

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