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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.
126families
Key set-ups
7 families
ECO E616…e5Tabiya: 8…Ne7119 linesKing's Indian Defense
- Semi-closed games
- Fianchetto
- Sharp play
- Closed centre
Let White build the centre: it will become a target
Study opening- ECO D80Article3…d5Tabiya: 6…Bg759 lines
Grünfeld Defense
- Semi-closed games
- Sharp play
- Big pawn centre
- Hypermodern
Give up the centre, then take it apart
Study opening - ECO A801…f5Tabiya: 6…d669 lines
Dutch Defense
- Semi-closed games
- Fianchetto
- Sharp play
- Closed centre
One pawn step, and e4 is in the fist
Study opening - ECO A565.cxd5Tabiya: 7…Bg761 lines
Benoni Defense
- Semi-closed games
- Sharp play
- Asymmetry
White gets the centre, Black gets the wing and the diagonal
Study opening - ECO A573…b5Tabiya: 8…g624 lines
Benko Gambit
- Semi-closed games
- Gambits
- Sharp play
- Asymmetry
A pawn for open files
Study opening - ECO A401…e5Tabiya: 6.Nc316 lines
Englund Gambit
- Semi-closed games
- Gambits
- Sharp play
A pawn on credit, the queen on a raid
Study opening - ECO E104…b5Tabiya: 6…d54 lines
Blumenfeld Countergambit
- Semi-closed games
- Gambits
- Sharp play
A wing pawn for the centre
Study opening