Chess: Understanding the English Opening Part XX
1 c4 e5 2 a3 Nf6 3 Nc3 d5 4 cxd5 Nxd5 5 Nf3 Nc6
6 Qc2 Be7 7 e3 O-O 8 Nxd5 Qxd5 9 Bc4 Qd6
10 b4 Bf6 11 Rb1 Rd8 Line
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgzEBIjLOmd6AxGuTHMA4rH-2FIvUeBrBFZuUKsYVvYXH66vlAjUWwhvF3TVvGcWoF8m8oyTcR88jxfyi0mX4Z1Hk7rbfp8EVDnnKY7UZ5Zt8FgOwP__j1T_BNUG7gjKalQYB/s320/AabzziEnglish11Rd8.gif)
Also available: Chess: Understanding the
English Opening Part I
1 c4 e5:
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2 a3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUor_pefTL9NGmWWSv9FUkO6FjTdXaZ_-P8YAVa0N_pb-hHreDjnVBP-xRFjFwLwj3mR2eUJXtrSwX8Krpi7iKWPkUY0MJiAmMGqZNjm27mzp1cFv5XeK6Soy-kIrzDvH2n3M/s320/AabzziEnglish2a3.gif)
2 Nc3
2 g3
2 Nf3
2 e3
2 d3
2 b3
2 h4
2 Qc2
2 d4
2 e4
2 ... Nf6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiklTfqaFBveHBhKs9c5uoqmUTDR5MnQMqiofjbRHYDrgENKbAKR4RnjNWbfhRrAw5TmfdXcR1NaNY_8RG0SnHUGHD5nieMv5o8OTIJNO0-qBbU1y7jG7zc0Do3-Jy0Fn9YBr/s320/AabzziEnglish2Nf6.gif)
2 ... f5
2 ... c6
2 ... d6
2 ... Nc6
3 Nc3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6ph3Ck_aCzSn2VWsGOIY7aKZ7RofOywQOLaJtY7u_piPyr2wtqmzTIpsWK8uyhbmYvAsOc55k_iVpn02v_PlO_U2qifLeP30mdVdTa1XTlESFzlmPMdvcU0umtPHr73DOXK4/s320/AabzziEnglish3Nc3.gif)
3 e3
3 ... d5
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3 ... Nc6
3 ... c5
3 ... d6
3 ... Be7
3 ... c6
3 ... Bd6
4 cxd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXC9wokgkRRpqMvgKXv-_huYBWD_pOjRxpeAdcRnzw94_CcjvG_K64jfAuAYeq4pFnob4EQAgB6QqsL-V1IWOHEsp1kzV5DsJYiSbN2sMmPbEawqW2i8G0C6N880Rm7bXSeXIW/s320/AabzziEnglish4cxd5.gif)
4 d3
4 Qa4+
4 Nxd5
4 ... Nxd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02ia7GYm6sp-hQTvpmLe9gQtYt4VYWmPGewPSeN_Qu84nF3dm0Uk3YaJlWPpnse2t6CDYFjRG1PZgpd3krgZ1ExBgMVV90XMcen-RkA3Is1U3oatBKPeQ8invFxlZz2D70La_/s320/AabzziEnglish4Nxd5.gif)
4 ... Bd6
4 ... c6
5 Nf3
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5 e3
5 d4
5 e4
5 ... Nc6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTjv2ZkO0MBW-6jXw9_x436xCprj2XjUGHK-KCG51Nar9lORW6DDZQH447HV8ueIbrbBrKe0vTpoc-0S56yR09ssjuUgyxrgTnwY3gTWAItx5zTc0RHmxYKSmD1vdeksecJl1/s320/AabzziEnglish5Nc6.gif)
5 ... Nxc3
6 Qc2
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6 e4
6 d3
6 e3
6 e4
6 d4
6 ... Be7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2A1DUNqiuijLU_6C1_kZpb-CpNDqHEupp9aTqJ4ZHzvnvM82kkpiyf5qIYItt_H411AHbXBxR-GHM4amxaoZhga6aNZVrEmthA0Jk4vmkMzIOv4akb9m8TOtQMa_SH6Lydn45/s320/AabzziEnglish6Be7.gif)
6 ... Nxc3
6 ... Be6
6 ... Nb6
6 ... Nde7
6 ... Bc5
6 ... Nf6
7 e3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4pZkhyphenhyphenEFmgLphEldyn15mLFP3FukuVsQpMEcJqXSGoqN3zNwKQV2naOXnKk5nelAQe_a2AaexbKf1ha_DPaZI7wyO_FqCPdH5iREuReP9M49KcZtSYmPT7mlHYmo9eGd7_1Z/s320/AabzziEnglish7e3.gif)
7 e4
7 ... O-O
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbJWpXD5w48nQ0wKsld4iZ37lbBkFsATNIWBfI7lDm1FSHdQGoA40laPBYai588xgLy3Ra0lK8-M6p7Nqu_URc8M065KsBNhVqNnAzCol_AhC_cOdXcLHeZ0zJqqO7YAPdy7s/s320/AabzziEnglish7O-O.gif)
7 ... a6
7 ... Be6
7 ... Bg4
7 ... Nxc3
8 Nxd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OmvVTKfX200eWNNFQv-WP-BDw8sgqgBZwKrJGjbZWYHEr_yl4U0dXusTgSJbrKMoyD1vuFVT7zDchHZwXddbDbKqTzEq-SLCPpXOajnZxk84MZrBBMBAp5CAKXe8R01nS7gS/s320/AabzziEnglish8Nxd5.gif)
8 Bd3
8 Bb5
8 Be2
8 ... Qxd5
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9 Bc4
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9 Bd3
9 ... Qd6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5d9ZLen0YxwcAJh4tN3LzZJf1A0kxJLCTRSRxVfaAOzCuW528qAFKQupi7c0tIPqj-tfPLbzGjNZfSVPozLEhTuHndsunmKfmc_dvDCq5CMbqRR_zDjzRF1FkTqUC7PCWaDUJ/s320/AabzziEnglish9Qd6.gif)
9 ... Qd7
10 b4
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10 O-O
10 ... Bf6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3_45fW1Ygul0D0ovhUw3w9rgs57piCxrTCLP7TbX-tE4-sxMgIX62S-kLA8uXPQuKezrb3bJR0F3kFkfa85kBlP-CHjmF18TxFGxvFbJbBRFOfm-kuXpa4QwgRfUXa0dbn1z/s320/AabzziEnglish10Bf6.gif)
10 ... a6
10 ... Be6
10 ... Bg4
10 ... Rd8
11 Rb1
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11 Qe4
11 ... Rd8
11 ... g6
11 ... Ne7
By ChessCoach@care2.com
6 Qc2 Be7 7 e3 O-O 8 Nxd5 Qxd5 9 Bc4 Qd6
10 b4 Bf6 11 Rb1 Rd8 Line
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgzEBIjLOmd6AxGuTHMA4rH-2FIvUeBrBFZuUKsYVvYXH66vlAjUWwhvF3TVvGcWoF8m8oyTcR88jxfyi0mX4Z1Hk7rbfp8EVDnnKY7UZ5Zt8FgOwP__j1T_BNUG7gjKalQYB/s320/AabzziEnglish11Rd8.gif)
Also available: Chess: Understanding the
English Opening Part I
1 c4 e5:
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2 a3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUor_pefTL9NGmWWSv9FUkO6FjTdXaZ_-P8YAVa0N_pb-hHreDjnVBP-xRFjFwLwj3mR2eUJXtrSwX8Krpi7iKWPkUY0MJiAmMGqZNjm27mzp1cFv5XeK6Soy-kIrzDvH2n3M/s320/AabzziEnglish2a3.gif)
2 Nc3
2 g3
2 Nf3
2 e3
2 d3
2 b3
2 h4
2 Qc2
2 d4
2 e4
2 ... Nf6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiklTfqaFBveHBhKs9c5uoqmUTDR5MnQMqiofjbRHYDrgENKbAKR4RnjNWbfhRrAw5TmfdXcR1NaNY_8RG0SnHUGHD5nieMv5o8OTIJNO0-qBbU1y7jG7zc0Do3-Jy0Fn9YBr/s320/AabzziEnglish2Nf6.gif)
2 ... f5
2 ... c6
2 ... d6
2 ... Nc6
3 Nc3
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3 e3
3 ... d5
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3 ... Nc6
3 ... c5
3 ... d6
3 ... Be7
3 ... c6
3 ... Bd6
4 cxd5
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4 d3
4 Qa4+
4 Nxd5
4 ... Nxd5
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4 ... Bd6
4 ... c6
5 Nf3
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5 e3
5 d4
5 e4
5 ... Nc6
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTjv2ZkO0MBW-6jXw9_x436xCprj2XjUGHK-KCG51Nar9lORW6DDZQH447HV8ueIbrbBrKe0vTpoc-0S56yR09ssjuUgyxrgTnwY3gTWAItx5zTc0RHmxYKSmD1vdeksecJl1/s320/AabzziEnglish5Nc6.gif)
5 ... Nxc3
6 Qc2
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6 e4
6 d3
6 e3
6 e4
6 d4
6 ... Be7
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2A1DUNqiuijLU_6C1_kZpb-CpNDqHEupp9aTqJ4ZHzvnvM82kkpiyf5qIYItt_H411AHbXBxR-GHM4amxaoZhga6aNZVrEmthA0Jk4vmkMzIOv4akb9m8TOtQMa_SH6Lydn45/s320/AabzziEnglish6Be7.gif)
6 ... Nxc3
6 ... Be6
6 ... Nb6
6 ... Nde7
6 ... Bc5
6 ... Nf6
7 e3
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4pZkhyphenhyphenEFmgLphEldyn15mLFP3FukuVsQpMEcJqXSGoqN3zNwKQV2naOXnKk5nelAQe_a2AaexbKf1ha_DPaZI7wyO_FqCPdH5iREuReP9M49KcZtSYmPT7mlHYmo9eGd7_1Z/s320/AabzziEnglish7e3.gif)
7 e4
7 ... O-O
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbJWpXD5w48nQ0wKsld4iZ37lbBkFsATNIWBfI7lDm1FSHdQGoA40laPBYai588xgLy3Ra0lK8-M6p7Nqu_URc8M065KsBNhVqNnAzCol_AhC_cOdXcLHeZ0zJqqO7YAPdy7s/s320/AabzziEnglish7O-O.gif)
7 ... a6
7 ... Be6
7 ... Bg4
7 ... Nxc3
8 Nxd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OmvVTKfX200eWNNFQv-WP-BDw8sgqgBZwKrJGjbZWYHEr_yl4U0dXusTgSJbrKMoyD1vuFVT7zDchHZwXddbDbKqTzEq-SLCPpXOajnZxk84MZrBBMBAp5CAKXe8R01nS7gS/s320/AabzziEnglish8Nxd5.gif)
8 Bd3
8 Bb5
8 Be2
8 ... Qxd5
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9 Bc4
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9 Bd3
9 ... Qd6
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9 ... Qd7
10 b4
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24OVAq3vHzng9DBM6DsG0lHv5LhML9L3xqRPZ3rSonW9_vjYXeMRhsoQphA2TShyphenhyphen3a8gaPB9_-2JbP6T2qk51VPwsSiiMvW6UmTS6Dd4FBsFYZD-ooJVhIPu8ltJSOokJRTzb/s320/AabzziEnglish10b4.gif)
10 O-O
10 ... Bf6
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10 ... a6
10 ... Be6
10 ... Bg4
10 ... Rd8
11 Rb1
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIxennkrsaL7-xu1PIxUKQs_al84Z6Ze09K4pyF6OwD9bJ59fQVyG0KR09gTTniE5Oi19w3ebhBtancSlRWgybCLaAljteEONFHstTMzbHKWrDgcuU0LlsoW8gItVvHtv8beC/s320/AabzziEnglish11Rb1.gif)
11 Qe4
11 ... Rd8
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgzEBIjLOmd6AxGuTHMA4rH-2FIvUeBrBFZuUKsYVvYXH66vlAjUWwhvF3TVvGcWoF8m8oyTcR88jxfyi0mX4Z1Hk7rbfp8EVDnnKY7UZ5Zt8FgOwP__j1T_BNUG7gjKalQYB/s320/AabzziEnglish11Rd8.gif)
11 ... g6
11 ... Ne7
By ChessCoach@care2.com
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