Tree path 6 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
- 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 you are here
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation
Overview
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under 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 9 plies and takes 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation, part of the broader English Opening system.
2 named variations grow from this line, including English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3, English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto.
Together the deeper variations number 7 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- A37
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 9
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 7
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Variations (2)
Show all 7 sub-variations (full subtree)
- A37 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 10-ply
- A38 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto 13-ply
- A37 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 12-ply
- A37 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 12-ply
- A37 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 13-ply
- A37 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 13-ply
- A37 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 14-ply