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Predefined openings

The following list of openings is sorted by the opening codes of the Enzyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

A00		Polish (Sokolsky) opening	1. b4
B06		Robatsch (Modern) defence	1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7
C60		Ruy Lopez (Spanish)	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
A00		Grob's attack	1. g4
A01		Nimzovich-Larsen attack	1. b3
A02		Bird's Opening	1. f4
A04		Reti Opening	1. Nf3
A07		Reti King's Indian attack	1. Nf3 d5 2. g3
A10		English Opening	1. c4
A11		English Caro-Kann defensive	1. c4 c6
A20		English Opening	1. c4 e5
A40		Englund Gambit	1. d4 e5
A41		Queen's Pawn	1. d4 d6
A43		Old Benoni defence	1. d4 c5
A45		Trompovsky attack	1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5
A47		Queen's Indian defence	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6
A48		King's Indian East Indian defence	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6
A51		Budapest defence	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5
A53		Old Indian defence	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6
A56		Benoni defence	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5
A57		Benko gambit	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5
A80		Dutch	1. d4 f5
B00		KP Nimzovich defence	1. e4 Nc6
B01		Scandinavian defence	1. e4 d5
B01		Scandinavian defence	1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5
B01		Scandinavian defence	1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6
B02		Alekhine's defence	1. e4 Nf6
B07		Pirc defence	1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3
B10		Caro-Kann defence	1. e4 c6
B12		Caro-Kann defence	1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5
B20		Sicilian defence	1. e4 c5
B21		Sicilian Smith-Morra Gambit	1. e4 c5 2. d4
B22		Sicilian Alapin's variation	1. e4 c5 2. c3
B23		Sicilian Closed	1. e4 c5 2. Nc3
B33		Sicilian Sveshnikov variation	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5
B40		Sicilian defence	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4
B60		Sicilian Richter-Rauzer	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5
B70		Sicilian Dragon variation	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6
B80		Sicilian Scheveningen variation	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6
B90		Sicilian Najdorf	1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6
C00		French defence	1. e4 e6
C01		French Exchange variation	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5
C02		French Advance variation	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5
C03		French Tarrasch	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2
C11		French Steinitz variation	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5
C13		French Classical	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7
C15		French Winawer variation	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4
C21		Centre game	1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4
C23		Bishop's Opening	1. e4 e5 2. Bc4
C25		Vienna game	1. e4 e5 2. Nc3
C30		King's gambit	1. e4 e5 2. f4
C40		Latvian counter-gambit	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5
C41		Philidor's defence	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6
C42		Petrov's defence	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
C44		Ponziani Opening	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3
C44		Scotch Opening	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
C46		Three knights game	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3
C50		Hungarian defence	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7
C50		Giuoco Piano	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
C51		Evans gambit	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4
C55		Two knights defence	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
C64		Ruy Lopez Classical defence	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5
C65		Ruy Lopez Berlin defence	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
C68		Ruy Lopez Exchange variation	1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6
D00		Queen's pawn game	1. d4 d5
D00		Blackmar gambit	1. d4 d5 2. e4
D00		Queen's pawn Stonewall attack	1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bd3
D00		Blackmar-Diemer gambit	1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4
D06		Queen's Gambit	1. d4 d5 2. c4
D08		QGD Albin counter-gambit	1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5
D10		QGD Slav defence	1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6
D20		Queen's gambit accepted	1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4
D30		Queen's gambit declined	1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6
D32		QGD Tarrasch defence	1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5
D80		Gruenfeld defence	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5
E00		Catalan Opening	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3
E10		Blumenfeld counter-gambit	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5
E11		Bogo-Indian defence	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+
E12		Queen's Indian defence	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6
E20		Nimzo-Indian defence	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
E60		King's Indian defence	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6

Select a variant tree

If your opening is not offered in the above list, you can create your own variant tree. Just enter the first moves of the opening in the first line of the following dialog (in Short Algebraic Notation).

Example: The Novosibirsk Opening is defined by the moves 1. Nc3 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qh4. You enter Nc3 c5 d4 cxd4 Qxd4 Nc6 Qh4 into the input field to get all annotations of games played with this opening (probably none in this case).

You can omit move numbers, checks or en passant when entering the moves. You must enter four half-moves at least.

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