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
A37

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3

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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
Parent
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3
Direct variations
2
Total in subtree
3

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Variations (2)

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