Opening · played as White
English Opening
1.c4, the flank opening that keeps the centre in reserve. Meets ...e5, ...c5 and ...Nf6 setups, and transposes into d4 structures on your terms.
A position this opening is aiming for.
- You play
- White
- Variations covered
- 50
The main line
1.c4 e5 2.g3 c6 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Na6 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.Nf3 Bc5 7.Qe5+ Be7 8.O-O O-O
Some of the variations
- 1.c4 e5 2.g3 c6 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Na6 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.Nf3 Bc5 7.Qe5+ Be7
- 1.c4 e5 2.g3 c6 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nf6 5.Bg2 Na6 6.Nf3 Bc5 7.Qe5+ Be7
- 1.c4 e5 2.g3 c6 3.d4 e4 4.d5 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Qe7 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.a3 Bxc3
- 1.c4 e5 2.g3 c6 3.d4 e4 4.d5 cxd5 5.cxd5 Nf6 6.a3 Bc5 7.b4 Bd6
- 1.c4 e5 2.g3 c6 3.d4 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 exd4 6.Qxd4 Nf6 7.Nc3 d5
- 1.c4 e5 2.g3 c6 3.d4 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.dxe5 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 Qxe5 7.Nc3 Nf6
…and 44 more in the trainer.
Train it
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