ECO A34 · English Opening
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation
The position after 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3.
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation
5 half-moves in · 2 named continuations
8♜
♞
♝
♛
♚
♝
♜
7♟
♟
♟
♟
♟
♟
♟
6
♞
5
♟
4
♙
3
♘
♘
2♙
♙
♙
♙
♙
♙
♙
a1♖
b
c♗
d♕
e♔
f♗
g
h♖
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation is filed under ECO A34, a variation of English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. It is the position after 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 — 5 half-moves in, with Black to move. From here theory names 2 continuations: Nc6, e5.