ECO A35: English Opening
ECO A35 is part of volume A — Flank Openings.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 3 named lines under it.
The shortest is English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation:
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6.
That position has come up in 3,994,506 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 50.4%, 5.7% were drawn and Black won 43.9%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 |
4 |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e5 |
6 |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 |
6 |