The English Opening with 1…e5 for Black – every line at a glance – Learning studio

Every row is a line of the course, every column a move with White's and Black's move. A row shows only what differs from the row above – empty cells are the same moves as above. ? marks a mistake of the opponent, ↪ a transposition with the number of the line it leads into (a click jumps to it), ↺ a position the same line had before; on the right Stockfish's evaluation at the end of the line. A table per variation, before it every move up to there. A click on the number at the start of a row opens the line in the course.

Chapter 1: 2.♘︎c3 · King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian 73 lines
Chapter 2: 2.g3 11 lines
- 1.c4 e5 2.g3 1 line
- A29 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line 10 lines

Chapter 12.♘︎c3 · King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian ↑

A22 King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Reversed Dragon ↑1.c4 e5 2.♘︎c3 ♘︎f6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 ♘︎xd5 5.♗︎g2 ♘︎b6
	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1.1	♘︎f3 ♘︎c6↪ 1.57										+0.07
1.2	d3 ♗︎e7	♘︎f3 ♘︎c6↪ 1.46									+0.09
1.3		a3 O-O	♘︎f3 ♘︎c6↪ 1.47								+0.11
1.4		♗︎e3 O-O	♖︎c1 ♖︎e8	♘︎f3 ♘︎c6	O-O ♗︎f8	♘︎a4 ♘︎d4	♘︎c5↪ 1.7				−0.14
1.5				a3 ♗︎f8	♕︎c2 c6	♘︎f3 ♗︎f5	O-O ♘︎8d7	♗︎g5 f6	♗︎d2 ♔︎h8	♘︎e4 a5	+0.01
1.6				♘︎f3 ♘︎c6	O-O ♗︎f8	a3 ♘︎d4	♘︎e4 h6	♗︎d2 ♗︎e6	♗︎b4 ♗︎xb4	axb4 ♗︎d5	+0.00
1.7						♘︎e4 ♘︎d4	♘︎c5 ♘︎xf3	♗︎xf3 c6	♕︎b3 ♗︎xc5	♗︎xc5 ♗︎e6	+0.04
1.8		♘︎h3 ♘︎c6	f4 h5	♗︎e3 h4	♖︎c1 ♗︎xh3	♗︎xh3 ♘︎d5	♘︎xd5 ♕︎xd5	♔︎f2 ♕︎xa2	♕︎c2 a5	fxe5 ♖︎d8	+0.00

A28 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation ↑1.c4 e5 2.♘︎c3 ♘︎f6 3.♘︎f3 ♘︎c6 4.d4 exd4 5.♘︎xd4 ♗︎b4
	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1.9	♗︎g5 h6	♗︎h4 ♗︎xc3	bxc3 ♘︎e5	e3 ♘︎g6	♗︎g3 O-O	♗︎d3 d6	♗︎c2 a6	O-O ♖︎e8	a4 ♘︎e4	a5 ♕︎g5	−0.06
1.10				f4 ♘︎g6	♗︎xf6 ♕︎xf6	g3 O-O	♗︎g2 d6	O-O ♖︎e8	♖︎b1 ♘︎f8	♗︎xb7 ♗︎xb7	+0.00
1.11	g3 ♘︎e4	♕︎d3 ♘︎xc3	bxc3 ♗︎c5	♗︎e3 ♘︎e5	♕︎e4 d6	f4 f5	♘︎xf5 ♗︎xf5	♕︎xf5 ♗︎xe3	fxe5 ♖︎f8	♕︎e4 ♗︎f2	+0.06
1.12	♘︎xc6 bxc6	♗︎d2 O-O	e3 d5	♗︎e2 dxc4	O-O ♗︎e6	♕︎c2 ♖︎b8	♖︎ad1 ♕︎e7	♘︎b1 ♖︎fd8	♗︎xb4 ♕︎xb4	a3 ♕︎b3	−0.12
1.13		♕︎c2 O-O	g3 ♗︎a6	a3 ♗︎xc3	♕︎xc3 d5	♗︎g2 ♖︎e8	b3 ♘︎e4	♕︎c2 ♗︎c8	O-O ♗︎f5	g4 ♗︎g6	+0.00

A28 Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation ↑1.c4 e5 2.♘︎c3 ♘︎f6 3.♘︎f3 ♘︎c6 4.e4 ♗︎b4 5.d3 d6
	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1.14	a3 ♗︎c5	b4 ♗︎b6	♘︎a4 ♗︎d4	♖︎b1 ♗︎g4	♗︎e2 ♗︎xf3	♗︎xf3 a6	♗︎d2 ♗︎a7	♘︎c3 ♘︎d4	O-O c6	a4 ♕︎d7	+0.01
1.15	♗︎e2 ♗︎c5	O-O O-O	♗︎e3 ♗︎g4	♘︎d2 ♗︎xe2	♕︎xe2 ♘︎d4	♕︎d1 c6	♘︎f3 ♘︎xf3	♕︎xf3 ♗︎xe3	♕︎xe3 ♖︎e8	h3 ♕︎a5	+0.06
1.16	g3 ♗︎g4	h3 ♗︎xf3	♕︎xf3 ♘︎d4	♕︎d1 a5	♗︎g2 c6	♖︎b1 ♗︎c5	a3 ♗︎a7	♗︎e3 h5	h4 ♘︎g4	♗︎h3 ♕︎d7	+0.00
1.17	h3 ♗︎c5	♗︎e2 O-O	♖︎b1 a5	O-O ♖︎e8	a3 h6	♗︎e3 ♗︎d7	♕︎d2 ♘︎h7	♗︎d1 ♘︎f8	d4 exd4	♘︎xd4 ♘︎xd4	+0.05

A28 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Flexible Line ↑1.c4 e5 2.♘︎c3 ♘︎f6 3.♘︎f3 ♘︎c6 4.d3 d5 5.cxd5 ♘︎xd5
	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1.18	g3↪ 1.41										+0.02
1.19	e3 ♗︎e7	♗︎e2 O-O	O-O ♗︎e6	♕︎c2 f5	a3 a5↪ 1.20						−0.09
1.20				a3 a5	♕︎c2 f5	♗︎d2 ♘︎b6	♘︎a4 ♘︎xa4	♕︎xa4 ♕︎e8	♖︎fe1 ♗︎d6	♗︎c3 h6	+0.00
1.21				♗︎d2 f5	a3 a6	♘︎xd5 ♗︎xd5	♗︎c3 ♕︎d6	♘︎d2 ♕︎g6	e4 fxe4	♘︎xe4 ♖︎ad8	−0.04
1.22	e4 ♘︎b6	♗︎e2 ♗︎e7	♗︎e3 ♗︎e6	O-O O-O	h3 ♖︎e8	♖︎c1 h6	♕︎d2 ♕︎d7	♖︎fd1 ♖︎ad8	d4 exd4	♘︎xd4 ♘︎xd4	+0.06

A28 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Korchnoi Line ↑1.c4 e5 2.♘︎c3 ♘︎f6 3.♘︎f3 ♘︎c6 4.a3 g6
	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1.23	d3 ♗︎g7	g3 O-O	♗︎g2↪ 1.24									+0.10
1.24	g3 ♗︎g7	♗︎g2 O-O	d3 d6	O-O↪ 1.28								+0.11
1.25	b4 e4	♘︎g5 ♗︎g7	♖︎b1 d5	cxd5 ♘︎xd5	♕︎b3 ♕︎xg5	♕︎xd5 ♗︎f5	♘︎xe4 ♕︎e7	f3 ♖︎d8	♕︎c5 ♖︎d6	♕︎e3 ♗︎xe4	♕︎xe4 ♖︎e6	−0.56
1.26	d4 exd4	♘︎xd4 ♗︎g7	♘︎xc6 dxc6	♕︎xd8 ♔︎xd8	♗︎d2 ♗︎e6	e4 ♘︎d7	O-O-O ♔︎c8	f4 ♖︎e8	♗︎e2 a5	♖︎hf1 ♘︎b6	b3 a4	+0.00
1.27	e3 ♗︎g7	♗︎e2 O-O	♕︎c2 ♖︎e8	O-O e4	♘︎g5 ♕︎e7	f4 exf3	♘︎xf3 d6	d3 ♘︎g4	♘︎d5 ♕︎d8	h3 ♘︎ge5	♗︎d2 ♘︎e7	+0.01
1.28	g3 ♗︎g7	♗︎g2 O-O	O-O d6	d3 h6	b4 ♘︎d4	♘︎d2 c6	♗︎b2 ♖︎e8	♖︎c1 d5	e3 ♘︎f5	cxd5 ♘︎xd5	♖︎e1 ♘︎xc3	+0.14
1.29					♖︎b1 ♗︎e6	b4 ♕︎d7	e4 ♗︎g4	♗︎e3 ♔︎h7	♕︎c2 a6	♘︎d2 ♗︎h3	♗︎xh3 ♕︎xh3	+0.24

A28 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line ↑1.c4 e5 2.♘︎c3 ♘︎f6 3.♘︎f3 ♘︎c6 4.e3 ♗︎b4
	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1.30	♕︎c2 O-O	♘︎d5 ♖︎e8	a3 ♗︎f8	♗︎d3 g6↪ 1.38								−0.17
1.31	♘︎d5 e4	♘︎g1 O-O	a3 ♗︎d6	d3 exd3	♘︎f3 ♘︎e5	♘︎xe5 ♗︎xe5	♗︎xd3 ♘︎xd5	cxd5 d6	O-O ♗︎d7	♖︎b1 c6	dxc6 ♗︎xc6	+0.08
1.32				♘︎e2 ♘︎xd5	cxd5 ♘︎e5	♘︎g3 f5	d3 ♘︎xd3	♗︎xd3 exd3	♕︎xd3 ♕︎f6	♗︎d2 b6	♗︎c3 ♕︎g6	−0.11
1.33				♕︎c2 ♖︎e8	♘︎e2 b5	♘︎xf6 ♕︎xf6	c5 ♗︎e5	♘︎g3 ♗︎b7	♗︎e2 ♖︎e6	O-O ♕︎h4	♗︎xb5 a6	−0.54
1.34			♕︎c2 ♖︎e8	♘︎e2 ♗︎f8	a3 b5	b3 bxc4	bxc4 ♗︎a6	♘︎ef4 ♖︎b8	♗︎b2 ♘︎xd5	cxd5 ♗︎xf1	♔︎xf1 ♘︎a5	−0.23
1.35		♘︎xb4 ♘︎xb4	♘︎d4 c5	♘︎b5 d5	a3 ♘︎d3	♗︎xd3 exd3	b4 dxc4	♕︎f3 a6	♘︎c3 cxb4	axb4 O-O	O-O ♗︎e6	−0.49
1.36	♕︎c2 O-O	a3 ♗︎xc3	♕︎xc3 ♖︎e8	d3 a5	b3 d5	cxd5 ♘︎xd5	♕︎b2 f5	♕︎c2 e4	dxe4 fxe4	♘︎d2 ♘︎e5	♗︎b2 ♗︎f5	−0.10
1.37		d3 ♖︎e8	♗︎d2 d5	cxd5 ♘︎xd5	♗︎e2 ♘︎xc3	♗︎xc3 a5	a3 ♗︎d6	O-O ♗︎f5	h3 h6	♖︎fd1 ♕︎e7	♕︎a4 ♗︎d7	+0.04
1.38		♘︎d5 ♖︎e8	♗︎d3 g6	a3 ♗︎f8	♘︎xf6 ♕︎xf6	♗︎e4 d6	b4 a5	b5 ♘︎b8	♗︎b2 ♕︎e7	h4 ♘︎d7	h5 ♘︎f6	+0.00
1.39			♕︎f5 d6	♘︎xf6 gxf6	♕︎h5 d5	a3 ♗︎f8	cxd5 ♕︎xd5	d3 f5	♗︎d2 ♖︎e6	♕︎xf5 ♖︎g6	♕︎e4 ♕︎b5	+0.03

A29 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line ↑1.c4 e5 2.♘︎c3 ♘︎f6 3.♘︎f3 ♘︎c6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 ♘︎xd5 6.d3 ♗︎e7
	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1.40	♗︎g2 ♗︎e6	♗︎d2 O-O	O-O↪ 1.42							−0.10
1.41		O-O O-O	a3 ♕︎d7	♗︎d2 a5	♖︎c1 f6	♕︎c2 ♘︎xc3	♗︎xc3 a4	e3 ♗︎d5	♘︎h4 ♗︎b3	+0.00
1.42			♗︎d2 ♕︎d7	♖︎c1 f6	♘︎xd5 ♗︎xd5	♖︎e1 ♖︎ad8	♕︎a4 a6	a3 ♖︎f7	♗︎e3 h6	−0.11
1.43	♘︎xd5 ♕︎xd5	♗︎g2 O-O	O-O ♕︎d6	a3 ♘︎d4	♘︎xd4 exd4	♗︎f4 ♕︎d8	♕︎a4 c6	b4 ♗︎g4	b5 ♗︎xe2	+0.00

A29 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 ↑1.c4 e5 2.♘︎c3 ♘︎f6 3.♘︎f3 ♘︎c6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 ♘︎xd5 6.♗︎g2 ♘︎b6
	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
1.44	a3 ♗︎e7	d3↪ 1.47									+0.03
1.45		O-O↪ 1.57									+0.09
1.46	d3 ♗︎e7	O-O↪ 1.65									+0.07
1.47		a3 O-O	O-O↪ 1.63								+0.06
1.48	O-O ♗︎e7	d3 O-O	a3↪ 1.63								+0.06
1.49	a3 ♗︎e7	b4 ♗︎e6	d3 O-O↪ 1.51								+0.08
1.50			O-O O-O↪ 1.57								+0.06
1.51	d3 ♗︎e7	a3 O-O	b4 ♗︎e6	O-O↪ 1.57							+0.00
1.52	O-O ♗︎e7	a3 O-O	d3 ♗︎e6	b4↪ 1.57							+0.00
1.53		d3 O-O	♗︎e3 ♗︎e6	a3↪ 1.63							+0.04
1.54	a3 ♗︎e7	b4 ♗︎e6	♖︎b1 f6	O-O O-O↪ 1.60							+0.01
1.55				d3 O-O	O-O↪ 1.60						+0.00
1.56	O-O ♗︎e7	a3 O-O	b4 ♗︎e6	d3 a5	b5 ♘︎d4	♖︎b1 f6↪ 1.60					+0.00
1.57						♗︎b2 ♗︎b3	♕︎c1 ♖︎b8	♘︎xe5 ♘︎a4	♘︎f3 ♘︎xb2		+0.20
1.58						♘︎d2 c6	bxc6 ♘︎xc6	♖︎b1 a4	♘︎c4 ♘︎xc4		−0.06
1.59						♘︎xd4 exd4	♘︎a4 ♗︎d5	♘︎xb6 cxb6	e4 dxe3		+0.00
1.60				♖︎b1 f6	d3 a5	b5 ♘︎d4	♘︎e1 ♕︎c8	e3 ♘︎f5	a4 ♗︎b4		−0.15
1.61							♘︎xd4 exd4	♘︎a4 ♗︎d5	♗︎xd5 ♕︎xd5		+0.00
1.62					♘︎e4 ♗︎a2	♖︎b2 ♗︎d5	♘︎c5 ♘︎c4	♖︎b1 ♗︎xc5	bxc5 e4		−0.07
1.63			d3 ♗︎e6	♗︎e3 f5	b4 ♗︎f6	♖︎c1 ♘︎d4	♗︎xd4 exd4	♘︎a4 ♗︎f7	♘︎c5 ♖︎b8		+0.00
1.64					♖︎c1 ♗︎f6	♗︎c5 ♗︎e7	♗︎xe7 ♕︎xe7	♘︎d2 ♖︎ad8	♗︎xc6 bxc6		+0.24
1.65		d3 O-O	a4 a5	♗︎e3 ♗︎e6	♖︎c1 ♘︎d5	♘︎xd5 ♗︎xd5	♘︎d2 ♗︎b4	♗︎xd5 ♕︎xd5	♘︎f3 ♖︎ac8		+0.00
1.66			♗︎e3 ♗︎e6	♘︎a4 e4	♘︎e1 exd3	♘︎xd3 ♗︎d5	♗︎h3 ♗︎c4	♘︎c3 ♗︎xd3	exd3 ♘︎d4		+0.09
1.67				♘︎e4 f5	♘︎c5 ♗︎d5	♖︎c1 f4	♗︎d2 ♗︎xc5	♖︎xc5 ♕︎d6	b4 h6		+0.06
1.68				♕︎c1 ♘︎d5	♖︎d1 ♖︎e8	♗︎g5 f6	♗︎e3 ♘︎xe3	♕︎xe3 ♘︎b4	♘︎e1 c6		+0.00
1.69				♕︎d2 ♕︎d7	♘︎e4 ♖︎fe8	♖︎fc1 ♖︎ad8	a3 h6	b4 a6	♕︎b2 f6		+0.05
1.70				♖︎c1 ♘︎d5	♘︎xd5 ♗︎xd5	♕︎a4 ♖︎e8	a3 h6	♕︎g4 ♗︎e6	♕︎h5 ♗︎d6		+0.06
1.71		♖︎b1 O-O	b4 a6	a3 ♗︎e6	d3 f5	♗︎b2 ♕︎d7	♗︎a1 ♖︎ad8	a4 e4	b5 axb5		+0.08
1.72				a4 ♗︎f5	b5 axb5	axb5 ♘︎d4	d3 ♗︎g4	♗︎b2 ♘︎xf3	exf3 ♗︎f5		+0.10
1.73		a3 O-O	b4 ♗︎e6	♖︎b1 f6	d3 a5	b5 ♘︎d4	♘︎d2 ♕︎c8	e3 ♘︎f5	♕︎c2 ♖︎d8	♗︎b2 ♘︎d6	+0.00

Chapter 22.g3 ↑

1.c4 e5 2.g3
	2	3	4	5
2.1	… ♘︎f6	♗︎g2 d5	cxd5 ♘︎xd5	♘︎c3↪ 1.5	+0.13

A29 King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line ↑1.c4 e5 2.g3 ♘︎f6 3.♗︎g2 d5 4.cxd5 ♘︎xd5 5.♘︎f3 ♘︎c6
	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
2.2	♘︎c3↪ 1.57										+0.02
2.3	O-O ♘︎b6	♘︎c3↪ 1.57									+0.07
2.4		d3 ♗︎e7	a3 O-O	♘︎bd2↪ 2.8							+0.01
2.5			♘︎bd2 O-O	b3 f6	a3 a5	♕︎c2 ♗︎e6	♗︎b2↪ 2.8				+0.09
2.6		b3 ♗︎e7	♗︎b2 f6	d3 O-O	♘︎bd2 ♗︎e6	♕︎c1 ♗︎d5	♖︎d1 ♕︎d7	♘︎e4 a5	♘︎c5 ♗︎xc5	♕︎xc5 a4	+0.04
2.7				♘︎c3 O-O	♖︎c1 ♗︎e6	♘︎e4 ♕︎e8	♘︎c5 ♗︎xc5	♖︎xc5 ♖︎d8	♘︎h4 ♘︎d5	♕︎b1 ♘︎de7	+0.07
2.8		d3 ♗︎e7	♘︎bd2 O-O	a3 a5	b3 ♗︎e6	♗︎b2 f6	♕︎c2 ♕︎d7	e3 ♖︎fd8	d4 exd4	♘︎xd4 ♘︎xd4	+0.00
2.9								♖︎fd1 ♖︎fd8	♘︎c4 ♕︎e8	♘︎fd2 ♗︎f8	−0.09
2.10									♖︎ac1 ♗︎f8	♗︎f1 ♗︎g4	−0.16
2.11							♖︎c1 ♕︎e8	e3 ♗︎d5	♖︎e1 ♖︎d8	♗︎f1 ♕︎h5	+0.00

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Chapter 12.♘︎c3 · King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian ↑

Chapter 22.g3 ↑