The 500 ECO Codes – Full Overview of the Classical Opening System


 

Open Games

 

C00 French Defence
1. e4 e6

 


C01 French, Exchange Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5

 


C02 French, Advance Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5

 


C03 French, Tarrasch
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2

 


C04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6

 


C05 French, Tarrasch, Closed Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6

 


C06 French, Tarrasch, Closed Variation, Main line
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4

 


C07 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5

 


C08 French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.exd5 exd5
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5

 


C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6

 


C10 French, Paulsen Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3

 


C11 French Defence
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6

 


C12 French, MacCutcheon Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4

 


C13 French, Classical
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7

 


C14 French, Classical Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7

 


C15 French, Winawer (Nimzovich) Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4

 


C16 French, Winawer, Advance Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5

 


C17 French, Winawer, Advance Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5

 


C18 French, Winawer, Advance Variation
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3

 


C19 French, Winawer, Advance, 6…Ne7
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7

 


C20 King’s Pawn Game (includes Alapin’s Opening, Lopez Opening, Napoleon Opening, Portuguese Opening)
1.e4 e5

 


C21 Center Game (includes Danish Gambit)
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4

 


C22 Center Game
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6

 


C23 Bishop’s Opening
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4

 


C24 Bishop’s Opening, Berlin Defence
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6

 


C25 Vienna Game
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Qg4 Nf6

 


C26 Vienna Game, Falkbeer Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6

 


C27 Vienna Game, Frankenstein-Dracula Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4

 


C28 Vienna Game
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6

 


C29 Vienna Gambit, Kaufmann Variation including Würzburger Trap
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5

 


C30 King’s Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4

 


C31 King’s Gambit Declined, Falkbeer and Nimzowitsch (3….c6) Countergambits
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5

 


C32 King’s Gambit Declined, Falkbeer, 5.dxe4
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4

 


C33 King’s Gambit Accepted
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4

 


C34 King’s Gambit Accepted, including Fischer Defence
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3

 


C35 King’s Gambit Accepted, Cunningham Defence
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7

 


C36 King’s Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defence (Classical Defence, Modern Defence)
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5

 


C37 King’s Gambit Accepted, Quaade Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Nc3

 


C38 King’s Gambit Accepted
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7

 


C39 King’s Gambit Accepted, Allgaier and Kieseritsky Gambits including Rice Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4

 


C40 King’s Knight Opening (includes Gunderam Defence, Greco Defence, Damiano Defence, Elephant Gambit and Latvian Gambit)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3

 


C41 Philidor Defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6

 


C42 Petrov’s Defence, including Marshall Trap
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6

 


C43 Petrov’s Defence, Modern (Steinitz) Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4

 


C44 King’s Pawn Game (includes Ponziani Opening, Inverted Hungarian Opening, Irish Gambit and some Scotch Game)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6

 


C45 Scotch Game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4

 


C46 Three Knights Game including Halloween Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3

 


C47 Four Knights Game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4

 


C48 Four Knights Game, Spanish Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5

 


C49 Four Knights Game, Double Ruy Lopez
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4

 


C50 King’s Pawn Game (incl. Blackburne Shilling Gambit, Hungarian Defence, Paris Defence, Italian Gambit, Légal Trap)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4

 


C51 Evans Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4

 


C52 Evans Gambit with 4…Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5

 


C53 Giuoco Piano
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3

 


C54 Giuoco Piano
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4

 


C55 Two Knights Defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6

 


C56 Two Knights Defence w/ 4. d4
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4

 


C57 Two Knights Defence, including the Fegatello Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5

 


C58 Two Knights Defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5

 


C59 Two Knights Defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2

 


C60 Ruy Lopez Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3…g6
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5

 


C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird’s Defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4

 


C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6

 


C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5

 


C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical (Cordel) Defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5

 


C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence including Mortimer Trap
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6

 


C66 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence, 4.0-0 d6
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 d6

 


C67 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence, Open Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 Nxe4

 


C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6

 


C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation, 5.0-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. 0-0

 


C70 Ruy Lopez
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4

 


C71 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defence including Noah’s Ark Trap
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6

 


C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defence 5.0-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. 0-0

 


C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defence, Richter Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4

 


C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3

 


C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7

 


C76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defence, Fianchetto (Bronstein) Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 g6

 


C77 Ruy Lopez, Morphy Defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6

 


C78 Ruy Lopez, 5.0-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0

 


C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defence Deferred (Russian Defence)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 d6

 


C80 Ruy Lopez, Open (Tarrasch) Defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Nxe4

 


C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9.Qe2

 


C82 Ruy Lopez, Open, 9.c3
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3

 


C83 Ruy Lopez, Open, Classical Defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7

 


C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed Defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7

 


C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Bxc6

 


C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Qe2

 


C87 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Averbakh Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 d6

 


C88 Ruy Lopez, Closed
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3

 


C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall Counterattack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. c3 d5

 


C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed, 7…d6
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6

 


C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed, 9.d4
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. d4

 


C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed, 9.h3
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3

 


C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 h6

 


C94 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Nb8

 


C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defence, 10.d4
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4

 


C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed, 8…Na5
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2

 


C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin Defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7

 


C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12…Nc6
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Nc6

 


C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12…cxd4
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4

 


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