ECO A34: English Opening
ECO A34 is part of volume A — Flank Openings.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 6 named lines under it.
The shortest is English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation:
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3.
That position has come up in 7,184,735 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 50.4%, 5.6% were drawn and Black won 44.0%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 |
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| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Fianchetto Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 |
5 |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 |
5 |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 cxd4 |
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| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7 |
10 |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nc7 |
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