Tree path 8 levels English Opening › Symmetrical Variation › Normal Variation › English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation › English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation › English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation › English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 › English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3
- Chess Codex
- English Opening A10
- Symmetrical Variation A30
- Normal Variation A34
- English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation A35
- English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation A36
- English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation A37
- English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 A37
- English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 A37 you are here
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3
Overview
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A37.
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 12 plies and takes 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Nge7 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3, which itself descends from the root opening English Opening.
It branches into 2 notable variations — English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3, English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3.
Together the deeper variations number 3 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- A37
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 12
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 3
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