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Main variations · 88
- King's English VariationA211. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf33 moves
- King's English Variation, Botvinnik System, Prickly Pawn Pass SystemA101. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O c6 8. d3 a68 moves
- King's English Variation, Four Knights VariationA281. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Ne58 moves
- King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA291. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 Bxc3 6. dxc3 d6 7. O-O O-O7 moves
- King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA291. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d3 Be7 7. O-O O-O7 moves
- King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6A291. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 Re8 6. O-O e4 7. Nd4 Nc67 moves
- King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6A291. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O7 moves
- King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet LineA281. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 O-O 6. Nd5 Re8 7. Qf57 moves
- King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort VariationA251. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Be66 moves
- King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, a6A291. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg2 a66 moves
- King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7A291. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O6 moves
- King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6A291. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg2 h66 moves
- King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Bc5A291. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bc56 moves
- King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6A291. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb66 moves
- King's English Variation, Reversed Closed SicilianA251. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 Bg46 moves
- King's English Variation, Botvinnik SystemA261. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. e46 moves
- King's English Variation, Reversed Closed SicilianA251. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. e4 O-O 5. Nge2 Nc6 6. Bg26 moves
- King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet LineA281. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc35 moves
- King's English Variation, Hungarian AttackA251. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Rb15 moves
- King's English Variation, Reversed Closed SicilianA251. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nd55 moves
- King's English Variation, Adhiban GambitA221. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5 c64 moves
- King's English Variation, Bellon GambitA221. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5 b54 moves
- King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Bradley Beach VariationA281. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 e44 moves
- King's English Variation, Troger DefenseA211. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Be64 moves
- King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres VariationA231. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 c64 moves
- King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Flexible LineA281. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d34 moves
- King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Korchnoi LineA281. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a34 moves
- King's English Variation, Kahiko-Hula GambitA201. c4 e5 2. e3 Nf6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf34 moves
- King's English Variation, Keres DefenseA211. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 c63 moves
- King's English Variation, Smyslov DefenseA211. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 Bg43 moves
- King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA241. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 g63 moves
- King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres VariationA231. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c63 moves
- King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Reversed DragonA221. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d53 moves
- King's English Variation, Three Knights SystemA271. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf33 moves
- Symmetrical VariationA341. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 cxd45 moves
- Symmetrical VariationA351. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e53 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3A371. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 d67 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3A371. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Nge7 7. a37 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Double FianchettoA381. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. b37 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Duchamp VariationA381. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d37 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Mecking VariationA391. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d47 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Geller VariationA331. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d4 Nc6 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Qb66 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3A371. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O d66 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog DefenseA301. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be76 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein VariationA341. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nc76 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto VariationA371. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. Nc36 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto VariationA371. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc36 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann DefenseA331. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc65 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with e3A361. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 e55 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein VariationA341. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc75 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik SystemA361. c4 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg25 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann DefenseA321. c4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf64 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation, Keres-Parma SystemA351. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 e64 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical VariationA361. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc64 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni VariationA311. c4 Nf6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf33 moves
- Symmetrical Variation, Napolitano GambitA301. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b43 moves
- Anglo-Indian DefenseA171. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 e65 moves
- Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld VariationA161. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nb65 moves
- Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld VariationA161. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nxc35 moves
- Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian VariationA171. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e4 Bb7 5. Bd35 moves
- Anglo-Indian Defense, Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation, Nei GambitA191. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 c5 4. e5 Ng84 moves
- Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation, Double FianchettoA151. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb74 moves
- Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian FormationA151. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb74 moves
- Anglo-Indian Defense, Anti-Anti-GrünfeldA151. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e44 moves
- Anglo-Indian Defense, Zvjaginsev-Krasenkow AttackA171. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. g44 moves
- Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld FormationA151. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 d53 moves
- Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-EnglishA171. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Bb43 moves
- Anglo-Indian Defense, Romanishin VariationA151. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 a63 moves
- Anglo-Indian Defense, Scandinavian Defense, Exchange VariationA151. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd53 moves
- Anglo-Indian Defense, Slav FormationA151. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 c63 moves
- Agincourt DefenseA131. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. d46 moves
- Agincourt Defense, Keres DefenseA141. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O c5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nc3 Nc67 moves
- Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan DeclinedA141. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5 7. e3 d47 moves
- Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan DeclinedA141. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5 7. e3 Nc67 moves
- Agincourt Defense, Tarrasch DefenseA131. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c5 5. b3 Nc6 6. O-O Be76 moves
- Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan DeclinedA141. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b36 moves
- Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined, Early b3A141. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. b3 b65 moves
- Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined, Early b3A141. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. b3 c55 moves
- Agincourt Defense, Catalan DefenseA131. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O5 moves
- Agincourt Defense, Wimpy SystemA131. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 c5 5. e35 moves
- Agincourt Defense, Bogoljubow DefenseA131. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bd64 moves
- Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense AcceptedA131. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc44 moves
- Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense, Semi-Slav DefenseA131. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c64 moves
- Agincourt Defense, Catalan DefenseA131. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c53 moves
- Agincourt Defense, Kurajica DefenseA131. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c63 moves
- Anglo-Grünfeld Defense, Korchnoi VariationA161. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 e56 moves
- Mikenas-Carls VariationA181. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 d5 4. e54 moves
- Mikenas-Carls VariationA181. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 Nc63 moves
Other variations · 10
- Closed, Taimanov VariationA251. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Nh66 moves
- Closed, Taimanov VariationA251. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Rb1 Nh6 5. Bg2 Bg75 moves
- King's English, Erbenheimer GambitA221. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5 Ng44 moves
- King's English, MazedonischA221. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f43 moves
- Anglo-Dutch Variation, Chabanon GambitA101. c4 f5 2. Nf3 d6 3. e43 moves
- Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Malvinas VariationA101. c4 d5 2. cxd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa53 moves
- Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch VariationA281. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e44 moves
- Porcupine VariationA101. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 fxe4 4. g44 moves
- Romanishin GambitA131. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 a6 4. Bg2 b54 moves
- Symmetrical, Hedgehog, Flexible FormationA301. c4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd710 moves