Chess Openings

It is far less popular than opening the game with 1.e4 or 1.d4, but is still used from time to time by the world’s strongest players and has a solid reputation.

Study English Opening

grunfeld
english opening
ruy lopez
alekhine's defence
king's indian
sicilian
queen's gambit
vienna game
queen's indian
french
caro-kann
dutch
italian game
four knights
catalan
king's gambit
nimzo-indian
pirc
benoni
king's indian attack

Visual guide to ECO codes

Explore the encyclopedia of chess openings using our visual guide. We've made it easier to find ECO codes and relate them directly to the most popular openings.

Explore ECO codes

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