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A25

English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian

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Overview

English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as 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.

It is reached after 4 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6.

It is a variation of English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian, which itself descends from the root opening English Opening.

It branches into 4 notable variations — English Opening: Closed, Taimanov Variation, English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation, English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System, and others.

In total, the branch covers 10 sub-variations across all depths.

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ECO code
A25
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
4
Parent
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian
Direct variations
4
Total in subtree
10

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Variations (4)

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