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Opening· 16 plies

English Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik System, Prickly Pawn Pass System

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO A10), reached after 16 half-moves: 1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O c6 8. d3 a6.

English Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik System, Prickly Pawn Pass System ECO A10
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About this opening

English Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik System, Prickly Pawn Pass System is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code A10. ECO group A (A00–A99) covers flank and irregular openings, including the English, Bird, Réti and Dutch defences. This particular variation is reached after 16 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O c6 8. d3 a6.

It belongs to the English Opening family. Within that family this is a level-3 branch (the King's English Variation → Botvinnik System → Prickly Pawn Pass System line). The immediate parent line is English Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik System, transitioned via 8…a6.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.c4 g6, 2.Nc3 Bg7, 3.g3 Nf6, 4.Bg2 O-O, 5.e4 d6, 6.Nge2 e5. 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.