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)

C — Open games & French

NameECOMoves
French DefenseC002
French DefenseC004
French Defense: Alapin GambitC005
French Defense: Baeuerle GambitC004
French Defense: Banzai-Leong GambitC003
French Defense: Banzai-Leong Gambit, Pinova GambitC005
French Defense: Bird InvitationC003
French Defense: Carlson GambitC007
French Defense: Chigorin VariationC003
French Defense: Diemer-Duhm GambitC005
French Defense: Diemer-Duhm Gambit AcceptedC006
French Defense: Franco-Hiva GambitC004
French Defense: Franco-Hiva Gambit AcceptedC005
French Defense: Franco-Sicilian DefenseC004
French Defense: Hoffmann GambitC008
French Defense: Horwitz AttackC003
French Defense: Horwitz Attack, Papa-Ticulat GambitC005
French Defense: King's Indian AttackC003
French Defense: King's Indian Attack, Franco-Hiva GambitC004
French Defense: Knight VariationC003
French Defense: Knight Variation, Franco-Hiva GambitC004
French Defense: La Bourdonnais VariationC003
French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation, Reuter GambitC006
French Defense: Mediterranean DefenseC004
French Defense: Morphy GambitC005
French Defense: Normal VariationC003
French Defense: Orthoschnapp GambitC007
French Defense: Pelikan VariationC005
French Defense: Perseus GambitC005
French Defense: Queen's KnightC003
French Defense: Reversed Philidor FormationC009
French Defense: Réti-Spielmann AttackC003
French Defense: Schlechter VariationC005
French Defense: St. George DefenseC004
French Defense: St. George Defense, Sanky-George GambitC006
French Defense: St. George Defense, St. George GambitC008
French Defense: St. George Defense, Three Pawn AttackC005
French Defense: St. George Defense, Traditional LineC0012
French Defense: Steiner VariationC003
French Defense: Steinitz AttackC003
French Defense: Two Knights VariationC005
French Defense: Wing GambitC007
Rat Defense: Small Center DefenseC004
French Defense: Exchange VariationC015
French Defense: Exchange VariationC017
French Defense: Exchange VariationC017
French Defense: Exchange Variation, Bogoljubow VariationC0110
French Defense: Exchange Variation, Monte Carlo VariationC017
French Defense: Exchange Variation, Svenonius VariationC019
French Defense: Advance VariationC025
French Defense: Advance VariationC026
French Defense: Advance VariationC027
French Defense: Advance VariationC028
French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe VariationC0210
French Defense: Advance Variation, Extended Bishop SwapC026
French Defense: Advance Variation, Frenkel GambitC027
French Defense: Advance Variation, Kupreichik VariationC029
French Defense: Advance Variation, Lputian VariationC0212
French Defense: Advance Variation, Main LineC0211
French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry GambitC0211
French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector VariationC0213
French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Hector VariationC0215
French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Main LineC0215
French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit, Sørensen VariationC0217
French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch AttackC027
French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch GambitC029
French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch SystemC027
French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen AttackC029
French Defense: Advance Variation, Ruisdonk GambitC029
French Defense: Advance Variation, Steinitz VariationC027
French Defense: Advance Variation, Wade VariationC0210
French Defense: Tarrasch VariationC035
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard DefenseC036
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Thunderbunny VariationC0310
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Haberditz VariationC036
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Modern SystemC036
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Morozevich VariationC036
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main LineC048
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Botvinnik VariationC0512
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed VariationC056
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed VariationC0512
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Pawn Center VariationC059
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main LineC0615
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Leningrad VariationC0616
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov DefenseC078
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense, Modern LineC0720
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Eliskases VariationC0712
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open SystemC076
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Euwe-Keres LineC077
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Shaposhnikov GambitC078
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Süchting LineC077
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open SystemC088
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Advance LineC0810
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main LineC0910
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main LineC0917
French Defense: Hecht-Reefschläger VariationC106
French Defense: Marshall GambitC106
French Defense: Paulsen VariationC105
French Defense: Rubinstein VariationC106
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne DefenseC108

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