A10-A39
English Opening
1. c4 b5 About This Opening
The English Opening (1.c4) is a flexible flank opening that can transpose into many different structures. Popular with positional players who want to avoid heavily theoretical 1.e4 or 1.d4 lines.
Famous Games
- Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938
- Carlsen vs Anand, 2014 World Championship
Variations
105 found A10 A10 A10 A10 A15 A10 A10 A10 A15 A15 A20 A20 A20 A30 A10 A10 A10 A10 A10 A13 A13 A16 A20 A20 A21 A10 A10 A13 A21 A22 A22 A30 A34 A10 A13 A13 A15 A17 A18 A18 A21 A21 A22 A23 A10 A17 A20 A28 A28 A28 A28 A31 A12 A13 A13 A19 A21 A22 A22 A25 A28 A34 A34 A36 A13 A14 A16 A18 A21 A21 A21 A25 A25 A36 A16 A17 A25 A28 A30 A34 A36 A10 A12 A21 A25 A28 A16 A25 A30 A33 A10 A16 A18 A18 A28 A38 A38 A14 A13 A18 A22 A38 A24 A28 A22
Halibut Gambit, English
c4 b5 Anglo Scandanavian Defense, English
c4 d5 Great Snake, English
c4 g6 Anglo-Lithuanian Variation, English
c4 Nc6 Mikenas-Carls Variation, English
c4 Nf6 Hickmann Gambit, English
c4 f5 e4 Wade Gambit, English
c4 f5 g4 English Spike
c4 f5 g4 English Orangutan
c4 Nf6 b4 King's Knight Variation, English
c4 Nf6 Nf3 Double Whammy, English
c4 e5 f4 Nimzovich Variation, English
c4 e5 Nf3 English Queen
c4 e5 Qa4 Wing Variation, English
c4 c5 b4 Loehn Gambit, English
c4 d5 cxd5 e6 Schulz Gambit, English
c4 d5 cxd5 Nf6 Myers Defense, English
c4 g5 d4 Bg7 Zilbermints Gambit, English
c4 g5 d4 e5 Adorjan System, English
c4 g6 e4 e5 English Defense
c4 e6 d4 b6 King's Knight Variation, English
c4 e6 Nf3 d5 Golombek Defense, English; Anti English
c4 Nf6 Nc3 d5 Drill Variation, English
c4 e5 g3 h5 Nimzovich-Flohr Variation, English
c4 e5 Nf3 e4 Kramnik-Shirov Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Bb4 Hickmann Gambit, English
c4 f5 e4 fxe4 d3 Chabanon Gambit, English
c4 f5 Nf3 d6 e4 Afincourt Variation, English
c4 e6 Nf3 d5 g3 General Variation, King's English
c4 e5 Nc3 d6 Nf3 Mazedonisch Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 f4 Bremen; Carls Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 g3 Napolitano Gambit, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nf3 Nf6 b4 Fianchetto Variation, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nc3 Nf6 g3 Malvinas Variation, English
c4 d5 cxd5 Qxd5 Nc3 Qa5 Kurajica Defense, English
c4 e6 Nf3 d5 g3 c6 Neo Catalan, English
c4 e6 Nf3 d5 g3 Nf6 Romanishin Variation, English
c4 Nf6 Nf3 e6 g3 a6 Nimzo-English Opening
c4 Nf6 Nc3 e6 Nf3 Bb4 Kevitz Defense, English
c4 Nf6 Nc3 e6 e4 Nc6 Queen's Indian Formation, English
c4 Nf6 Nc3 e6 Nf3 b6 Keres Defense, English
c4 e5 Nc3 d6 g3 c6 Smyslov Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 d6 Nf3 Bg4 Kapengut; Smyslov; Modern V, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 g3 Bb4 Reversed Dragon, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 g3 d5 Porcupine Variation, English
c4 f5 e4 fxe4 Nc3 Nf6 g4 Zviagintsev-Krasenkov Attack, English
c4 Nf6 Nc3 e6 Nf3 Bb4 g4 Kahiko-Hula Gambit, English
c4 e5 e3 Nf6 f4 exf4 Nf3 Korchnoi Line, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 a3 Flexible Line, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 d3 Quiet Line, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 e3 Botvinnik Line, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 e4 Two Knights Variation, English
c4 c5 Nf3 Nf6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Bled Variation, English
c4 c6 Nf3 d5 b3 Nf6 g3 g6 Neo Catalan Accepted, English
c4 e6 Nf3 d5 g3 Nf6 Bg2 dxc4 Romanishin Gambit, English
c4 e6 Nf3 Nf6 g3 a6 Bg2 b5 Nei Gambit, English
c4 Nf6 Nc3 e6 e4 c5 e5 Ng8 Troger Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 d6 g3 Be6 Bg2 Nc6 Bellon Gambit, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 e4 Ng5 b5 Erbenheimer Gambit, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 e4 Ng5 Ng4 Taimanov Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 Bradley Beach Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 d4 e4 Asymmetrical Variation, English
c4 c5 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 Keres-Parma System, English
c4 c5 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 e6 g3 Nc6 Symmetrical Variation, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 Wimpy System, English
c4 e6 Nf3 d5 b3 Nf6 Bb2 c5 e3 Neo Catalan Declined, English
c4 e6 Nf3 d5 g3 Nf6 Bg2 Be7 O-O Stein Attack, English
c4 Nf6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 Nf3 g6 Qa4+ English: G-Pawn Raid
c4 Nf6 Nc3 e6 e4 Bb4 e5 Ng8 Qg4 English: Bishop Outpost
c4 e5 Nc3 f5 d4 e4 Bf4 Nf6 e3 English: Bishop Chase
c4 e5 Nc3 Bc5 e3 Nf6 d4 exd4 exd4 English: Bishop Sniper
c4 e5 Nc3 d6 Nf3 f5 g3 Nf6 Bg2 Hungarian Attack, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 Rb1 Botvinnik Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 e4 Botvinnik Variation, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 e4 Czech Variation, English
c4 Nf6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 g3 g6 Bg2 Nb6 Smyslov Defense, English
c4 Nf6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 g3 g6 Bg2 Nxc3 Closed System, Full Symmetry, King's English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 d3 d6 Romanishin Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 e3 Bb4 Qc2 Bxc3 Double Fianchetto Defense, English
c4 c5 Nf3 Nf6 g3 b6 Bg2 Bb7 O-O g6 Rubinstein Variation, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nc3 Nf6 g3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 Bg2 Nc7 Botvinnik System Reversed, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 e3 e5 English: Great Snake
c4 g6 Nc3 Bg7 g3 d6 Bg2 Nf6 Nf3 O-O O-O English: Pin Breaker
c4 c6 Nf3 d5 e3 Nf6 Nc3 Bg4 Qb3 Qb6 Ne5 English: Bishop Pair Gambit
c4 e5 Nc3 Bb4 Nd5 Bc5 e3 c6 d4 cxd5 dxc5 Botvinnik System, King's English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 d3 d6 e4 English: Sacrificial Fork
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Bc5 Nxe5 Nxe5 d4 Nxc4 dxc5 Korchnoi's Variation, English
c4 Nf6 Nc3 d5 cxd5 Nxd5 Nf3 g6 g3 Bg7 Bg2 e5 Bremen-Hort Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 e3 d6 Nge2 Be6 Hedgehog Variation, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nf3 Nf6 g3 b6 Bg2 Bb7 O-O e6 Nc3 Be7 Geller Variation, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nf3 Nf6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 e6 Nc3 Nc6 g3 Qb6 English: Center Punisher
c4 d5 cxd5 Qxd5 Nc3 Qd8 Nf3 Nf6 d4 e6 e4 Bb4 Bd3 English: Mirror Game
c4 Nf6 Nc3 g6 g3 Bg7 Bg2 O-O d4 d6 Nf3 Nbd7 O-O English: Knight Trap
c4 Nf6 Nc3 e6 e4 Bb4 e5 Bxc3 bxc3 Ne4 Qg4 Ng5 h4 English: Central Trade
c4 Nf6 Nc3 e6 e4 d5 e5 d4 exf6 dxc3 bxc3 Qxf6 Nf3 Keene; Stean Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 e3 Bb4 Qc2 O-O Nd5 Re8 Qf5 Double Fianchetto, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 Nf3 Nf6 O-O O-O b3 Duchamp Variation, Symmetrical English
c4 c5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 Nf3 Nf6 O-O O-O d3 Keres Defense, English
c4 e6 Nf3 d5 g3 Nf6 Bg2 Be7 O-O c5 cxd5 Nxd5 Nc3 Nc6 English: Laser Bishop
c4 e6 Nc3 d5 e3 Nf6 Nf3 Be7 b3 O-O Bb2 c5 cxd5 exd5 d4 English: Attack and Capture
c4 Nf6 Nc3 e6 e4 d5 e5 Nfd7 cxd5 Nxe5 d4 Ng6 dxe6 Bxe6 d5 English: Slow Squeeze
c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 Nc6 e3 Bb4 Qc2 d6 Nd5 Bc5 a3 a5 b3 English: Symmetry Break
c4 c5 Nc3 Nc6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 Nf3 Nf6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 O-O O-O Prickly Pawn Pass System, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 g3 g6 Bg2 Bg7 d3 d6 e4 O-O Nge2 c6 O-O a6 Four Knights Variation, English
c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bb4 Bg5 h6 Bh4 Bxc3+ bxc3 Ne5 English: Royal Heist
c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 Nf3 Nc6 e3 Bb4 Qc2 d6 Nd5 Nxd5 cxd5 Ne7 Qa4+ Bd7 Qxb4