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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
10 families
ECO A483.Bf4Tabiya: 6…Nbd78 linesLondon System
- Closed games
- Solid
- Set-up systems
One setup against almost anything
Study opening- ECO A401.d4Tabiya: 7…Nc682 lines
Queen's Pawn Game
- Closed games
One move, many roads
Study opening - ECO A415…Be7Tabiya: 7…c614 lines
Old Indian Defense
- Semi-closed games
- Solid
An Indian defence where the bishop stays at home
Study opening - ECO A4111 lines
Rat Defense
- Semi-open games
- Offbeat
Study opening - ECO A452.b3Tabiya: 4…c51 lines
Basque Opening
- Semi-closed games
- Offbeat
A bishop on b2 with its own d4 pawn in the way
Study opening - ECO A452.f4Tabiya: 4…c51 lines
Canard Opening
- Semi-closed games
- Offbeat
The f4 pawn against the f6 knight: a Dutch-style set-up with White
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 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