English Defense (잉글리시 방어)

한국어

The English Defense family holds 7 lines. The boards below follow its shortest line from the first move.

The Korean name in brackets is ours, not an official translation. The original name is English.

Main line

1. d4 b6

One move per board, left to right. The two outlined squares are the move just played.

1. d4
1… b6

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English Defense (A40)

1. d4 b6

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Variations in this family

Ordered by ECO code. A blank label means the entry carries the family name alone.

  1. A40English Defense2 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 b6

  2. A40English Defense4 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6

  3. A40Eastbourne Gambit6 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 b6 2. c4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e5

  4. A40Perrin Variation8 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Bd3 Nc6

  5. A40Hartlaub Gambit Declined9 movesPlay this line

    1. c4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e4 f5 5. d5

  6. A40Hartlaub Gambit Accepted10 movesPlay this line

    1. c4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e4 f5 5. exf5 Nf6

  7. A40Poli Gambit10 movesPlay this line

    1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. f3 f5 5. exf5 Nh6

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Data collected on 2026-09-07. The original is published as a public domain data set.