English Opening: Symmetrical Variation

The book line for English Opening: Symmetrical Variation is c4, c5. This page collects the 36 named lines under that variation.

36 named lines · ECO A30, A31, A32, A33, A34, A35, A36, A37, A38, A39 · 6,346 tagged puzzles in the source database

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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation

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  1. c4
  2. c5

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from c2 to c4.
  2. Black pawn moves from c7 to c5.

Named lines

  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (A30) 1. c4 c5
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (A30) 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog Defense (A30) 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Napolitano Gambit (A30) 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b4
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation (A31) 1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Kasparov-Vaganian Gambit (A31) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d5
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense (A32) 1. c4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Geller Variation (A33) 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d4 Nc6 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Qb6
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense (A33) 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (A34) 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 cxd4
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Fianchetto Variation (A34) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation (A34) 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation (A34) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation (A34) 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nc7
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation (A34) 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (A35) 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e5
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation (A35) 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation, Keres-Parma System (A35) 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 e6
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation (A35) 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System (A36) 1. c4 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with e3 (A36) 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 e5
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation (A36) 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical Variation (A36) 1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 (A37) 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 (A37) 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O d6
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 (A37) 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Nge7
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 (A37) 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Nge7 7. a3
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 (A37) 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 (A37) 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 d6
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation (A37) 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation (A37) 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation (A37) 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto (A38) 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. b3
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Duchamp Variation (A38) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d3
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line (A38) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7
  • English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation (A39) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4

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