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Codex of Opening Systems
All 126 opening families in one catalogue: search by name, move or player, and filter by the kind of position.
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Key set-ups
63 families
ECO A451…Nf6Tabiya: 5…O-O53 linesIndian Defense
- Semi-closed games
- Hypermodern
Let them build a centre; we shall deal with it later
Study opening- ECO A452.f3Tabiya: 5.Nxf31 lines
Paleface Attack
- Semi-closed games
- Offbeat
A pawn that takes a square from its own knight
Study opening - ECO A452.Bg5Tabiya: 4…c510 lines
Trompowsky Attack
- Semi-closed games
- Set-up systems
The bishop is out before you have opened your theory book
Study opening - ECO A462…Ne4Tabiya: 4…d51 lines
Döry Defense
- Semi-closed games
- Offbeat
A knight jump to e4 on move two
Study opening - ECO A466 lines
Torre Attack
- Closed games
- Set-up systems
Study opening - ECO A463.e3Tabiya: 6.Ne51 lines
Yusupov-Rubinstein System
- Closed games
- Set-up systems
A quiet set-up: e3, Bd3 and a knight on e5
Study opening - ECO A474…c5Tabiya: 6.Nxd42 lines
Marienbad System
- Semi-closed games
- Fianchetto
- Set-up systems
A Queen's Indian set-up with …c5 thrown in early
Study opening - ECO A472…b6Tabiya: 3…e62 lines
Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense
- Semi-closed games
- Fianchetto
- Hypermodern
A Queen's Indian with the moves swapped
Study opening - ECO A482…g6Tabiya: 5…d61 lines
East Indian Defense
- Semi-closed games
- Fianchetto
- Hypermodern
The King's Indian, minus the c4 for now
Study opening - ECO A502…Nc6Tabiya: 4…Bb42 lines
Mexican Defense
- Semi-closed games
- Offbeat
A knight on c6 where a pawn usually goes
Study opening - ECO A502…b6Tabiya: 4…e61 lines
Queen's Indian Accelerated
- Semi-closed games
- Fianchetto
- Hypermodern
The bishop's diagonal first, the e6 pawn later
Study opening - ECO A502…c6Tabiya: 3…d52 lines
Slav Indian
- Semi-closed games
- Solid
Slav or Indian: Black has not decided yet
Study opening - ECO A563…Ne4Tabiya: 5…Nd61 lines
Vulture Defense
- Semi-closed games
- Offbeat
The knight bolts ahead while everyone else is still at home
Study opening