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A30

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation

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Overview

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A30.

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

It begins with 3 plies and takes 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 to reach the canonical position.

It is a variation of English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, which itself descends from the root opening English Opening.

It branches into 3 notable variations — English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Napolitano Gambit, Rubinstein Variation.

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ECO code
A30
Group
Flank Openings (A)
Plies
3
Parent
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation
Direct variations
3

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Variations (3)