Tree path 6 levels English Opening › Anglo-Indian Defense › King's Knight Variation › English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation › English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line › English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation
- Chess Codex
- English Opening A10
- Anglo-Indian Defense A15
- King's Knight Variation A15
- English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation A35
- English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line A38
- English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation A39 you are here
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation
Overview
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation is a specific line in the Flank Openings family (ECO A39), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
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 13 plies and takes 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line, which traces back to the root opening English Opening.
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- ECO code
- A39
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 13
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