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

All lines by ECO volume

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

B — Semi-open games

NameECOMoves
Sicilian Defense: Coles Sicilian GambitB219
Sicilian Defense: Halasz GambitB215
Sicilian Defense: McDonnell AttackB213
Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack, Tal GambitB216
Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack, Toilet VariationB215
Sicilian Defense: Morphy GambitB215
Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit, Andreaschek GambitB217
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra GambitB213
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra GambitB215
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit AcceptedB216
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Chicago DefenseB2118
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Chicago DefenseB2114
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Classical FormationB2114
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Danish VariationB217
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Fianchetto DefenseB218
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Fianchetto DefenseB2110
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Fianchetto DefenseB2112
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Fianchetto DefenseB2110
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Finegold DefenseB2116
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Kan FormationB2110
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Larsen DefenseB2116
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Morphy DefenseB2112
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Morphy Defense DeferredB2116
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Paulsen FormationB2112
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Pin DefenseB2112
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Scheveningen FormationB2112
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Siberian VariationB2112
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Siberian Variation, Siberian TrapB2116
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Sozin FormationB2116
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Taimanov FormationB2112
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Alapin FormationB216
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Center FormationB216
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Dubois VariationB217
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Push VariationB216
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Scandinavian FormationB216
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Wing FormationB216
Sicilian Defense: Alapin VariationB223
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Anti-Alapin GambitB226
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen DefenseB226
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen DefenseB229
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen DefenseB229
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Central ExchangeB2212
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Endgame VariationB2218
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Milner-Barry AttackB2215
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Modern LineB2210
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra DeclinedB228
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Stoltz AttackB2211
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Stoltz Attack, Ivanchuk LineB2216
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin VariationB2210
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin VariationB2213
Sicilian Defense: Heidenfeld VariationB229
Sicilian Defense: ClosedB233
Sicilian Defense: ClosedB234
Sicilian Defense: ClosedB235
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Carlsen VariationB239
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Chameleon VariationB235
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Grob AttackB235
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Korchnoi DefenseB236
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Portland AttackB237
Sicilian Defense: Closed, TraditionalB234
Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix AttackB235
Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack, Schofman VariationB2311
Sicilian Defense: ClosedB246
Sicilian Defense: ClosedB248
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto VariationB245
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Smyslov VariationB2413
Sicilian Defense: ClosedB2510
Sicilian Defense: ClosedB2511
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Botvinnik Defense, Edge VariationB2514
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Botvinnik Defense, with Nge2B2512
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Botvinnik Defense, with f4B2512
Sicilian Defense: ClosedB2611
Modern Defense: Pterodactyl VariationB278
Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, AnhangueraB279
Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, Benoni GambitB279
Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, PteranodonB2711
Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, RhamphorhynchusB279
Pterodactyl Defense: Sicilian, UnpinB279
Pterodactyl Defense: Western, PterodactylB278
Pterodactyl Defense: Western, RhamphorhynchusB278
Sicilian DefenseB273
Sicilian Defense: Acton ExtensionB276
Sicilian Defense: Brussels GambitB274
Sicilian Defense: Bücker VariationB274
Sicilian Defense: Double-Dutch GambitB276
Sicilian Defense: Frederico VariationB276
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated DragonB274
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated DragonB275
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated PterodactylB276
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl, Exchange VariationB2712
Sicilian Defense: Jalalabad VariationB274
Sicilian Defense: Katalimov VariationB274
Sicilian Defense: Mongoose VariationB274
Sicilian Defense: Polish GambitB274
Sicilian Defense: Quinteros VariationB274
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly VariationB284
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Aronin SystemB285
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Kieseritzky SystemB285
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Maróczy BindB285
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Maróczy Bind, Paulsen LineB286

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