English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO A17), reached after 6 half-moves: 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4.

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About this opening

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Nimzo-English is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code A17. ECO group A (A00–A99) covers flank and irregular openings, including the English, Bird, Réti and Dutch defences. This particular variation is reached after 6 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4.

It belongs to the English Opening family. Within that family this is a level-2 branch (the Anglo-Indian Defense → Nimzo-English line). The immediate parent line is English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, transitioned via 3…Bb4.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.c4 Nf6, 2.Nc3 e6, 3.Nf3 Bb4. From this position the encyclopaedia records no further canonical continuations — practical play branches into unnamed transpositions or returns to the parent line for alternative ideas.