The65thSquare Chess Openings and Variations
Classic Openings - E

Opening Name Variation Date Added
English Opening 1. c4   27 August 2001
English Opening English Opening 1. c4 e6 1. c4 e6 15 October 2001
English Opening English Defense 1. c4 b6 2. d4 e6 27 August 2001
English Opening Accelerated Fianchetto Variation 1. c4 e5 2. g3 17 September 2001
English Opening Agincourt Variation 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 15 October 2001
English Opening Anglo-Dutch Defense 1. c4 f5 29 October 2001
English Opening Anglo-Dutch Defense - Hickmann Gambit 2. e4 29 October 2001
English Opening Anglo-Dutch Def - Klotschkov Gambit 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 fxe4 4. d3 29 October 2001
English Opening Anglo-Dutch Defense - Wade Gambit 2. g4 fxg4 29 October 2001
English Opening Anglo-Grunfeld Defense 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 05 November 2001
English Opening Anglo-Grunfeld Def - Czech Defense 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nb6 05 November 2001
English Opening Anglo-Grunfeld Def - Exchange Variation 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 05 November 2001
English Opening Anglo-Grunfeld - Exchange - Korchnoi Variation 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 e5 05 November 2001
English Opening Anglo-Grunfeld Def - Smyslov Defense 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nxc3 05 November 2001
English Opening Anglo-Indian Defense 1. c4 Nf6 05 November 2001
English Opening Bellon Gambit 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5 b5 08 October 2001
English Opening Bremen 1.c4 e5 1. c4 e5 17 September 2001
English Opening Bremen 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 08 October 2001
English Opening Caro Defense 1. c4 c6 10 September 2001
English Opening Caro Defense - Bled Variation 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 g6 10 September 2001
English Opening Caro Defense - Bogoljubow Variation 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 g4 10 September 2001
English Opening Caro Def - Capablanca's Variation 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Bg4 10 September 2001
English Opening Caro Def - CK Def System 4.Bb2 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 10 September 2001
English Opening Caro Def - London Defensive System 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. g3 Bf5 10 September 2001
English Opening Caro Def - New York System 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Bf5 10 September 2001
English Opening Caro Def - Torre System 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. g3 Bg4 10 September 2001
English Opening Great Snake Variation 1. c4 g6 29 October 2001
English Opening Great Snake Variation - Adorjan Defense 2. e4 e5 29 October 2001
English Opening Hedgehog System 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 22 October 2001
English Opening Hedgehog System - Mikenas Variation 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 22 October 2001
English Opening Hedgehog - Mikenas Variation - Flohr Variation 3. e4 d5 4. e5 22 October 2001
English Opening Hedgehog - Mikenas Variation - Kevitz Variation 3. e4 Nc6 22 October 2001
English Opening Hedgehog - Mikenas Variation - Sicilian Variation 3. e4 c5 22 October 2001
English Opening Hedgehog System - Nimzo-English Opening 3. Nf3 Bb4 22 October 2001
English Opening Hedgehog System - Queen's Indian Formation 3. Nf3 b6 22 October 2001
English Opening Hedgehog - QI Formation - Romanishin Variation 4. e4 Bb7 5. Bd3 22 October 2001
English Opening Jaenisch Gambit 1. c4 b5 27 August 2001
English Opening King's Knight Variation 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 29 October 2001
English Opening Kurajica Defense 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c6 15 October 2001
English Opening Neo-Catalan 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 15 October 2001
English Opening Neo-Catalan - Accepted 4. Bg2 dxc4 15 October 2001
English Opening Neo-Catalan - Declined 4. Bg2 Be7 5. 0-0 15 October 2001
English Opening Neo-Catalan - Declined - Keres Defense 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nc3 Nc6 15 October 2001
English Opening Nimzowitsch Variation 2. Nf3 08 October 2001
English Opening Nimzowitsch Variation - Nimzowitsch-Flohr Variation 2. Nf3 e4 08 October 2001
English Opening Orang-Utan Variation 1. c4 Nf6 2. b4 05 November 2001
English Opening Queen's Knight Variation 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 05 November 2001
English Opening Reversed Closed Sicilian 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 24 September 2001
English Opening Rev Closed Sic - Taimanov Variation 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 24 September 2001
English Opening Rev Closed Sic - Taimanov - Botvinnik System 5. d3 d6 6. e4 24 September 2001
English Opening Rev Closed Sic - Taimanov - Bremen 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Rb1 24 September 2001
English Opening Rev Closed Sic - Taimanov - Closed System 5.d3 d6 5. d3 d6 24 September 2001
English Opening Rev Closed Sic - Taimanov - Hort Variation 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Be6 24 September 2001
English Opening Rev Closed Sicilian - Three Knights System 3. Nf3 01 October 2001
English Opening Rev Closed Sicilian - Four Knights Variation 3. Nf3 Nf6 01 October 2001
English Opening Rev Closed Sic - 4 Knights - Four Knights 4.e3 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 01 October 2001
English Opening Rev Closed Sic - 4 Knights - Bradley Beach Variation 4. d4 e4 01 October 2001
English Opening Rev Closed Sic - 4 Knights - Capablanca Variation 4. d3 01 October 2001
English Opening Rev Closed Sic - 4 Knights - Kingside Fianchetto 4. g3 01 October 2001
English Opening Rev Closed Sic - 4 Knights - Marini Variation 4. a3 01 October 2001
English Opening Rev Closed Sic - 4 Knights - Nenarokov Variation 4. d4 exd4... 01 October 2001
English Opening Rev Closed Sic - 4 Knights - Nimzowitsch Variation 4. e4 01 October 2001
English Opening Rev Cl Sic - 4 Kn - Romanishin Variation 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 01 October 2001
English Opening Rev Closed Sic - 4 Kn - Stean Variation 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 0-0... 01 October 2001
English Opening Reversed Sicilian 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 17 September 2001
English Opening Reversed Sicilian - Bremen 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 17 September 2001
English Opening Reversed Sicilian - Keres Variation 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 c6 17 September 2001
English Opening Reversed Sicilian - Kramnik-Shirov Counter 2. Nc3 Bb4 17 September 2001
English Opening Reversed Sicilian - Troger Defense 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Be6 4. Bg2 Nc6 17 September 2001
English Opening Schultz Gambit 1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 Nf6 17 September 2001
English Opening Smyslov System 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 08 October 2001
English Opening Symmetrical Variation 1. c4 c5 27 August 2001
English Opening Sym Var - 3 Knights System 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 03 September 2001
English Opening Sym Variation - 4 Knights System 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 03 September 2001
English Opening Symmetrical Variation - Benoni Formation 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 03 September 2001
English Opening Sym - Benoni - Geller Variation 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nc6 03 September 2001
English Opening Sym - Benoni - Symmetrical Var 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nc6 03 September 2001
English Opening Sym Var - Botvinnik System 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e4 27 August 2001
English Opening Sym Var - Botvinnik Sys Reversed 5.e3 e5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 e5 27 August 2001
English Opening Sym Var - Botvinnik Sys Reversed 5.Nf3 e5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 27 August 2001
English Opening Sym Var - Hedgehog System 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. 0-0 e6 6. Nc3 Be7 03 September 2001
English Opening Sym Var - Hedgehog - Flexible Formation 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6... 03 September 2001
English Opening Sym Var - Rubinstein System 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7 03 September 2001
English Opening Sym Var - Symmetrical Variation 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 27 August 2001
English Opening Sym Var - Symmetrical Variation 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6 27 August 2001
English Opening Sym Var - Symmetrical Variation 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 03 September 2001
English Opening Sym Var - Symmetrical Variation 7.b3 6. 0-0 0-0 7. b3 27 August 2001
English Opening Sym Var - Symmetrical Variation 7.d3 6. 0-0 0-0 7. d3 27 August 2001
English Opening Sym Var - Symmetrical Variation 7.d4 6. 0-0 0-0 7. d4 27 August 2001
English Opening Sym Var - Ultra-Symmetrical Variation 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 27 August 2001
English Opening Sym Var - Wing Gambit Accepted 2. b4 cxb4 27 August 2001
English Opening Two Knights Variation 2. Nc3 Nf6 08 October 2001
English Opening Two Knights - Reverse Dragon 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 08 October 2001
English Opening Vector Gambit 1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 c6 17 September 2001
English Opening Wimpy System 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 c5 5. e3 15 October 2001
Englund Gambit 1. d4 e5   29 October 2001
Euwe Defense 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 dxe4 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 e6 29 October 2001

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