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Opening· 14 plies

English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6

An entry in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO A29), reached after 14 half-moves: 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 Re8 6. O-O e4 7. Nd4 Nc6.

English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6 ECO A29
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About this opening

English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Delayed .. Nc6 is an opening in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, classified under code A29. ECO group A (A00–A99) covers flank and irregular openings, including the English, Bird, Réti and Dutch defences. This particular variation is reached after 14 half-moves from the starting position, with the move sequence 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 Re8 6. O-O e4 7. Nd4 Nc6.

It belongs to the English Opening family. Within that family this is a level-4 branch (the King's English Variation → Four Knights Variation → Fianchetto Line → Delayed .. Nc6 line). The immediate parent line is English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, transitioned via 7…Nc6.

The opening sequence in prose form: 1.c4 e5, 2.Nc3 Nf6, 3.g3 Bb4, 4.Bg2 O-O, 5.Nf3 Re8, 6.O-O e4. 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.