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A01

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: English Variation

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Overview

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: English Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A01.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

It begins with 2 plies and takes 1. b3 c5 to reach the canonical position.

It is a direct variation of Nimzo-Larsen Attack.

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ECO code
A01
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
2
Parent
Nimzo-Larsen Attack

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Statistics from Lichess

1,657,029 games · White 48.6% / Draw 4.9% / Black 46.5%

MovesGamesW / D / B
Bb21,521,995
e339,840
c422,116
g318,408
Ba312,729
Nf39,990
e48,799
d36,008

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:32:58

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