English Opening: King's English Variation

The book line for English Opening: King's English Variation is c4, e5. This page collects the 53 named lines under that variation.

53 named lines · ECO A10, A20, A21, A22, A23, A24, A25, A26, A27, A28, A29 · 13,679 tagged puzzles in the source database

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English Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik System, Prickly Pawn Pass System

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  1. c4
  2. g6
  3. Nc3
  4. Bg7
  5. g3
  6. Nf6
  7. Bg2
  8. O-O
  9. e4
  10. d6
  11. Nge2
  12. e5
  13. O-O
  14. c6
  15. d3
  16. a6

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from c2 to c4.
  2. Black pawn moves from e7 to e5.

Named lines

  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik System, Prickly Pawn Pass System (A10) 1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O c6 8. d3 a6
  • English Opening: King's English Variation (A20) 1. c4 e5
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Kahiko-Hula Gambit (A20) 1. c4 e5 2. e3 Nf6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation (A20) 1. c4 e5 2. Nf3
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch-Flohr Variation (A20) 1. c4 e5 2. Nf3 e4
  • English Opening: King's English Variation (A21) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Keres Defense (A21) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 c6
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack (A21) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian (A21) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Smyslov Defense (A21) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 Bg4
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Troger Defense (A21) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Be6
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Adhiban Gambit (A22) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5 c6
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Bellon Gambit (A22) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5 b5
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation (A22) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Reversed Dragon (A22) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Smyslov System (A22) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation (A23) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation (A23) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 c6
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line (A24) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 g6
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation (A25) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Be6
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System (A25) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Hungarian Attack (A25) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Rb1
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian (A25) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian (A25) 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nd5
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian (A25) 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian (A25) 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 Bg4
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian (A25) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. e4 O-O 5. Nge2 Nc6 6. Bg2
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation (A25) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik System (A26) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. e4
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System, Full Symmetry (A26) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System (A27) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation (A28) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation (A28) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Ne5
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Bradley Beach Variation (A28) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 e4
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Flexible Line (A28) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Korchnoi Line (A28) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line (A28) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line (A28) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line (A28) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 O-O 6. Nd5 Re8 7. Qf5
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line (A29) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line (A29) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line (A29) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 Bxc3 6. dxc3 d6 7. O-O O-O
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line (A29) 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line (A29) 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d3
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line (A29) 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d3 Be7 7. O-O O-O
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6 (A29) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 Re8 6. O-O e4 7. Nd4 Nc6
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6 (A29) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg2
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6 (A29) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 (A29) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, a6 (A29) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg2 a6
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, h6 (A29) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg2 h6
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Bc5 (A29) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bc5
  • English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 (A29) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6

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