page 1 of 66; games 1-25 of 1,641  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. B Badea vs C Spulber ½-½ 11 1816 Unknown A34 English, Symmetrical 2. Staunton vs Saint Amant 1-0 47 1843 Paris m ;HCL 15 A34 English, Symmetrical 3. Staunton vs Saint Amant 1-0 89 1843 Paris m ;HCL 15 A34 English, Symmetrical 4. Staunton vs Saint Amant 0-1 58 1843 Paris m ;HCL 15 A34 English, Symmetrical 5. S Franklin vs D S Roberts   0-1 44 1858 California Chess Congress A34 English, Symmetrical 6. K De Weydlich vs Blackburne   0-1 37 1894 Leipzig A34 English, Symmetrical 7. J Mason vs G Marco   ½-½ 44 1902 Monte Carlo# A34 English, Symmetrical 8. H Caro vs Nimzowitsch 1-0 36 1905 Barmen Masters B, GER A34 English, Symmetrical 9. Carls vs Mieses   1-0 52 1914 19. DSB Congress, Mannheim (GER) A34 English, Symmetrical 10. L Zimpel vs J Krejcik 0-1 10 1921 Vienna-A A34 English, Symmetrical 11. Reti vs Carls 1-0 35 1925 Baden-Baden A34 English, Symmetrical 12. Reti vs Rubinstein   ½-½ 30 1925 Baden-Baden A34 English, Symmetrical 13. N Zubarev vs Rubinstein 0-1 41 1925 Moscow International Tournament A34 English, Symmetrical 14. Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch 1-0 53 1925 Breslau (Poland) A34 English, Symmetrical 15. Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein 1-0 46 1926 Dresden A34 English, Symmetrical 16. Alekhine vs S Landau   1-0 36 1926 Scarborough A34 English, Symmetrical 17. M Monticelli vs G Nagy   ½-½ 32 1926 Budapest A34 English, Symmetrical 18. M Walter vs Prokes   ½-½ 15 1926 Bardejov A34 English, Symmetrical 19. B Kostic vs Prokes   1-0 30 1926 Bardejov A34 English, Symmetrical 20. Kmoch vs Prokes   0-1 31 1926 Budapest A34 English, Symmetrical 21. J Davidson vs V Soultanbeieff   0-1 46 1926 Spa A34 English, Symmetrical 22. V Berger vs Nimzowitsch   0-1 50 1927 London, England A34 English, Symmetrical 23. B Rasmusson vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 26 1927 1st olm final A34 English, Symmetrical 24. Tartakower vs Tarrasch   ½-½ 42 1928 Bad Kissingen A34 English, Symmetrical 25. S Takacs vs Spielmann   1-0 44 1928 Vienna A34 English, Symmetrical  page 1 of 66; games 1-25 of 1,641    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Jun-02-06    jjp: The ECO codes for the English opening seem to be fairly arbitrary. I can never find what I am looking for. Does anyone know how to find games played in the Keres-Parma Variation without using the opening explorer? The move order I usually use is 1.c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3.g3 e6; the idea of the variation is to play d5 and get an isolated queen’s pawn in return for activity. However, I don’t think my move order is the ‘correct’ move order because the games are not under this ECO code. Jun-02-06    borisbadenoff: What you are looking for is 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 Which has no special ECO-Code as many other variations of a certain opening. So the only way is to use the opening explorer http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... Jan-30-07    myschkin: According to Fritz we played A34 (English, Symmetrical)?! Is that true: [Event "Yahoo Chess"] [Site "Yahoo"] [White "NN"] [Black "futong404"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. exd4 Bb4 7. Bd2 a6 8. a3 Ba5 9. Bd3 Bb6 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Qe7+ 13. Be2 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Bc3 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 d6 17. O-O O-O 18. Re1 Qe5 19. c4 Qf4 20. Bd3 Bd7 21. Qc2 f5 22. Re3 Qd4 23. Rae1 Rad8 24. Rf3 Rde8 25. Rf1 Re5 26. Qb3 Bc8 1/2-1/2 Jan-30-07    Scarecrow: <myschkin> The position after move 3 could have been reached through the move order 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 e6, which (from White's 2nd) bears the ECO code A34. Maybe it is more likely to arise from an English and that's why Fritz has it under A34, but of course the game was intended as some Indian defense or Benoni. Jan-30-07    myschkin: <Scarecrow> Thanks, I was not sure at all. I am a bit tired of raising "points" or stuff like that at the moment. So I try some "new" chess paths for enjoyment. But it is always good to know where I'm walking ;)) Benoni - I will look that up, sounds promising to me ^^ Jan-30-07    Scarecrow: <myschkin> Normally after your 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Black's answer is 3...Bb4 which is the Nimzo-Indian Defense (ECO codes E20-E59). The Benoni (ECO A60-A79) normally arises after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5, or, if Black wants to delay the c7-c5 push, 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 <3. Nf3> c5. However, playing ...c5 after <3. Nc3> is perfetly OK as well. The Benoni is a dynamic option and much less likely to lead to a draw than a Queen's Indian or a Nimzo-Indian. You can look it up in the Opening Explorer or using the ECO codes. Have fun :-) Jan-30-07    myschkin: <Scarecrow> Have fun ... that is what I am looking for ^^ Was a pleasure reading your explanations!

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