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    The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) is a classification system that divides chess openings into five volumes labeled A through E, with each volume further divided into 100 subcategories. It uses a unique coding system instead of traditional opening names. The ECO has been compiled using hundreds of thousands of master games and is updated in subsequent editions. It provides concise summaries of opening lines in an ECO table format.

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    The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) is a classification system that divides chess openings into five volumes labeled A through E, with each volume further divided into 100 subcategories. It uses a unique coding system instead of traditional opening names. The ECO has been compiled using hundreds of thousands of master games and is updated in subsequent editions. It provides concise summaries of opening lines in an ECO table format.

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    The key takeaways are that the ECO is a classification system for chess openings that is presented as a 5 volume book and database. It describes openings based on analysis of master games.

    The ECO (Encyclopedia of Chess Openings) is a classification system for the opening moves in chess. It presents openings in books and a computer database using a unique coding system.

    The ECO divides openings into 5 main categories, A-E, with each category further divided into 100 subcategories based on the initial moves.

    Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings

    categories, A to E, each of which is divided into one


    hundred subcategories.
    ECO code is a registered trademark of Chess Informant.

    1 Openings covered
    1.1 Volume A: Flank openings
    English Opening
    Benoni Defense
    Dutch Defence
    Rti Opening
    Benko Gambit
    Old Indian Defense
    Birds Opening
    Irregular openings, etc.
    ECO volume E. The rst line of moves means that it contains
    openings beginning 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6. The second line means it
    contains openings with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6, without an early d7
    d5.

    1.2 Volume B: Semi-Open Games other


    than the French Defense
    Sicilian Defence

    The Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (or ECO) is a clas


    sication system for the opening moves in chess. It is pre
    sented as a ve-volume book collection (now also a computer database) describing chess openings. The moves

    were taken from hundreds of thousands of games between


    masters, from published analysis in the Chess Informant

    since 1966, and then compiled by notable chess players.

    The main editor is Aleksandar Matanovi. Both the ECO


    and the Chess Informant are published by the Serbian
    company ahovski Informator (Chess Informant). These
    openings are typically provided in an ECO table that con- 1.3
    cisely presents the best opening lines.

    Caro-Kann Defence
    Pirc Defence
    Alekhines Defence
    Modern Defense
    Scandinavian Defense, etc.

    Volume C: Open Games and the


    French Defense

    The books contain only a small amount of text, which


    is in eight languages. The bulk of the book consists of
    diagrams of positions and chess moves in International
    gurine algebraic notation, with special symbols for comments about moves (see Chess annotation symbols).

    Ruy Lopez

    Instead of the traditional names for the openings, ECO


    has developed a unique coding system that has also been
    adopted by other chess publications. There are ve main

    Kings Gambit

    French Defence
    Petrovs Defence

    Philidor Defence
    1

    SECOND EDITION

    Italian (Giuoco Piano, Evans Gambit, and Two 2.2 B


    Knights)
    1.e4 without 1...c6, 1...c5, 1...e6, 1...e5 (B00B09)
    Scotch Game
    1.e4 c6: Caro-Kann Defence (B10B19)
    Four Knights Game, etc.
    1.e4 c5: Sicilian Defence (B20B99)

    1.4

    Volume D: Closed Games and Semi2.3 C


    Closed Games
    (including Grnfeld Defence but not other Indian Defenses)

    Queens Gambit
    Accepted
    Declined (Slav, Orthodox, Tarrasch, Tartakower, Albin Countergambit, etc.)
    Grnfeld Defence
    Queens Pawn Game, etc.

    1.5

    Volume E: Indian Defenses


    (other than Grnfeld Defence and Old Indian
    Defense)

    1.e4 e6: French Defence (C00C19)


    1.e4 e5: Double King Pawn games (C20C99)

    2.4 D
    1.d4 d5: Double Queen Pawn games (D00D69)
    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 with 3...d5: Grnfeld Defence
    (D70D99)

    2.5 E
    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6: Indian systems with ...e6 (E00
    E59)
    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 without 3...d5: Indian systems
    with ...g6 (except Grnfeld) (E60E99)

    Nimzo-Indian Defence
    Queens Indian Defense
    Kings Indian Defence
    Catalan Opening
    Bogo-Indian Defence, etc.

    3 First edition
    The rst edition was published in the following years:
    Volume A: 1979
    Volume B: 1975

    Main ECO codes

    Main article: list of chess openings

    2.1

    White rst moves other than 1.e4, 1.d4 (A00A39)


    1.d4 without 1...d5, 1...Nf6: Atypical replies to 1.d4
    (A40A44)
    1.d4 Nf6 without 2.c4: Atypical replies to 1...Nf6
    (A45A49)
    1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 without 2...e6, 2...g6: Atypical Indian
    systems (A50A79)
    1.d4 f5: Dutch Defence (A80A99)

    Volume C: 1974
    Volume D: 1976
    Volume E: 1978

    4 Second edition
    The second edition was published in the following years:
    Volume A: 1996
    Volume B: 1984
    Volume C: 1981
    Volume D: 1987
    Volume E: 1991

    Third edition

    The third edition was published in the following years:


    Volume A: 1999
    Volume B: 1997
    Volume C: 1997
    Volume D: 1998
    Volume E: 1998

    Fourth edition

    The fourth edition was published in the following years:


    Volume A: 2001

    Abramov, Lev; Bagirov, Vladimir; Botvinnik,


    Mikhail; Cvetkovic, Srdan; Filip, Miroslav; Geller,
    Em; Gipslis, Aivars; Gufeld, Eduard; Hort, Vlastimil; Kasparov, Garry; Korchnoi, Viktor; Krnic, Zdenko; Larsen, Bent; Matanovi, Aleksandar; Minev, Nikolay; Nunn, John; Parma, Bruno;
    Polugaevsky, Lev; Suetin, Alexey; Sveshnikov,
    Evgeny; Taimanov, Mark; Ugrinovic, Dragan;
    Uhlmann, Wolfgang (1984). Encyclopedia of Chess
    Openings, volume B (2nd ed.). Belgrade: Chess Informant. ISBN 0-7134-3716-2.

    10 External links
    Publisher website. ECO Encyclopedia of Chess
    Openings.
    Publisher website. ECO code Overview.
    Bill Wall. ECO codes with names. Archived from
    the original on 2010-02-20.

    Volume B: 2002

    Website Master Chess Openings. ECO codes with


    names.

    Volume D: 2004

    Website Chess Archaeology.


    names.

    Volume E: 2008

    ECO codes with

    Complete List of Chess Openings Sorted by ECO


    Code.

    Fifth edition

    The fth edition was published in the following years:


    Volume C: 2008

    See also
    Chess annotation symbols (ECO uses a lot of symbols instead of text)
    Chess Informant
    List of chess books
    List of chess openings for the full ECO codes
    Opening book

    References
    Matanovi, Aleksandar; Molorovi, Milivoje;
    Boi, Aleksandar (1971). Classication of Chess
    Openings. Chess Informant.

    Searchable Database of ECO Openings

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