English Opening: King's English Variation
ECO: A20Flank Openings1.c4 e5
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About the English Opening: King's English Variation
The English Opening: King's English Variation is a line of the English Opening, catalogued under ECO code A20 in the Flank Openings section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.c4 e5, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The English Opening has 175 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Where the line goes next
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch VariationA20 · 1.c4 e5 2.Nf3
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed SicilianA21 · 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3
- English Opening: Drill VariationA20 · 1.c4 e5 2.g3 h5
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov CounterattackA21 · 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch-Flohr VariationA20 · 1.c4 e5 2.Nf3 e4
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed SicilianA25 · 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights VariationA22 · 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6
Other lines of the English Opening
- English Opening: Agincourt DefenseA13 · 1.c4 e6
- English Opening: Anglo-Dutch DefenseA10 · 1.c4 f5
- English Opening: Anglo-Indian DefenseA15 · 1.c4 Nf6
- English Opening: Anglo-Lithuanian VariationA10 · 1.c4 Nc6
- English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian DefenseA10 · 1.c4 d5
- English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive SystemA11 · 1.c4 c6
- English Opening: Great Snake VariationA10 · 1.c4 g6
- English Opening: Jaenisch GambitA10 · 1.c4 b5