ECO A17: English Opening
ECO A17 is part of volume A — Flank Openings.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 6 named lines under it.
The shortest is English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System:
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6.
That position has come up in 4,412,148 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 50.0%, 5.6% were drawn and Black won 44.4%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 |
4 |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4 |
6 |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 |
6 |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Zvjaginsev-Krasenkow Attack | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. g4 |
7 |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Variation | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e4 Bb7 5. Bd3 |
9 |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 e6 |
10 |