Tree path 6 levels English Opening › King's English Variation › Reversed Sicilian › English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian › English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation › English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System
A25

English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System

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Overview

English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A25.

The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.

Play reaches this position via 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3, after 9 plies of opening development.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation, part of the broader English Opening system.

It continues primarily into one named line, Full Symmetry.

In total, the branch covers 2 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code
A25
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
9
Parent
English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation
Direct variations
1
Total in subtree
2

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Variations (1)

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