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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
9 families
ECO C60Article3.Bb5Tabiya: 9.h3235 linesRuy Lopez
- Open games
- Positional play
- Classical
Pressure that is in no hurry
Study opening- ECO D06Article2.c4Tabiya: 7…b6257 lines
Queen's Gambit
- Closed games
- Positional play
Offer a pawn, build a fortress
Study opening - ECO C001…e6Tabiya: 7.Be3212 lines
French Defense
- Semi-open games
- Solid
- Pawn chain
Chain against chain
Study opening - ECO E203…Bb4Tabiya: 7…Nc699 lines
Nimzo-Indian Defense
- Semi-closed games
- Positional play
- Hypermodern
A pin instead of a centre
Study opening - ECO D434…e6Tabiya: 9…c570 lines
Semi-Slav Defense
- Closed games
- Sharp play
The bishop is shut in, but not for long
Study opening - ECO C473…Nf6Tabiya: 8…Qe749 lines
Four Knights Game
- Open games
- Solid
- Classical
- Symmetry
Four knights, no hurry
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 D055.b3Tabiya: 7…O-O6 lines
Rubinstein Opening
- Closed games
- Positional play
A Colle with the bishop rushing to b2
Study opening - ECO D323…c5Tabiya: 7…Be727 lines
Tarrasch Defense
- Closed games
- Sharp play
- Isolated pawn
A weak pawn for free pieces
Study opening