ECO Codes


The ECO Codes is a clasification system for the chess openings moves. Below is a list of chess openings organized by the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) code. The openings are divided in five volumes labeled from "A" through "E".

ECO Moves Opening    
A00 1. b4 Polish (Sokolsky) opening  
A01 1. b3 Nimzovich-Larsen attack  
A02-A03 1. f4 Bird's opening  
A04-A09 1. Nf3 Reti opening  
A10-A39 1. c4 English opening  
A40-A41 1. d4 Queen's pawn  
A42 1. d4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 Modern defence, Averbakh system  
A43-A44 1. d4 c5 Old Benoni defence  
A45-A46 1. d4 Nf6 Queen's pawn game  
A47 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 Queen's Indian defence  
A48-A49 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 King's Indian, East Indian defence  
A50 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Queen's pawn game  
A51-A52 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 Budapest defence  
A53-A55 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 Old Indian defence  
A56 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 Benoni defence  
A57-A59 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 Benko gambit  
A60-A79 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 Benoni defence  
A80-A99 1. d4 f5 Dutch  
B00 1. e4 King's pawn opening  
B01 1. e4 d5 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence  
B02-B05 1. e4 Nf6 Alekhine's defence  
B06 1. e4 g6 Robatsch (modern) defence  
B07-B09 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Pirc defence  
B10-B19 1. e4 c6 Caro-Kann defence  
B20-B99 1. e4 c5 Sicilian defence  
C00-C19 1. e4 e6 French defence  
C20 1. e4 e5 King's pawn game  
C21-C22 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 Centre game  
C23-C24 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bishop's opening  
C25-C29 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Vienna game  
C30-C39 1. e4 e5 2. f4 King's gambit  
C40 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 King's knight opening  
C41 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 Philidor's defence  
C42-C43 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 Petrov's defence  
C44 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 King's pawn game  
C45 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Scotch game  
C46 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Three knights game  
C47-C49 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Four knights, Scotch variation  
C50 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 King's pawn game  
C51-C52 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Evans gambit  
C53-C54 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Giuoco Piano  
C55-C59 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 Two knights defence  
C60-C99 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Ruy Lopez (Spanish opening)  
D00 1. d4 d5 Queen's pawn game  
D01 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Richter-Veresov attack  
D02 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Queen's pawn game  
D03 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Torre attack (Tartakower variation)  
D04-D05 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Queen's pawn game  
D06 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Queen's Gambit  
D07-D09 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin defence  
D10-D15 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav defence  
D16 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav accepted, Alapin variation  
D17-D19 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Czech defence  
D20-D29 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 Queen's gambit accepted  
D30-D42 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 Queen's gambit declined  
D43-D49 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav  
D50-D69 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Bg5  
D70-D79 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 Neo-Gruenfeld defence  
D80-D99 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 Gruenfeld defence  
E00 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 Queen's pawn game  
E01-E09 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Catalan, closed  
E10 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Queen's pawn game  
E11 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ Bogo-Indian defence  
E12-E19 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 Queen's Indian defence  
E20-E59 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian defence  
E60-E99 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 King's Indian defence