ECO A18 · English Opening
English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation
The position after 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4.
English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation
5 half-moves in · 1 named continuation
8♜
♞
♝
♛
♚
♝
♜
7♟
♟
♟
♟
♟
♟
♟
6
♟
♞
5
4
♙
♙
3
♘
2♙
♙
♙
♙
♙
♙
a1♖
b
c♗
d♕
e♔
f♗
g♘
h♖
1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4
English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation is filed under ECO A18, a variation of English Opening. It is the position after 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4 — 5 half-moves in, with Black to move. From here theory names one continuation, c5.