ECO A26: English Opening
ECO A26 is part of volume A — Flank Openings.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 2 named lines under it.
The shortest is English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System, Full Symmetry:
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6.
That position has come up in 52,721 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 46.6%, 6.7% were drawn and Black won 46.7%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System, Full Symmetry | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 |
10 |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik System | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. e4 |
11 |