English Orangutan

English Orangutan is a chess opening with the ECO code A15. It goes 1. c4 Nf6 2. b4. White opens with 1. c4 (the English move) and Black answers 1... Nf6. After 3 moves it is Black to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.

The moves

• 1. c4 – White plays the pawn to c4
• 1... Nf6 – Black plays the knight to f6
• 2. b4 – White plays the pawn to b4

Related openings

• It extends: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense (1. c4 Nf6)
• Related line: English Orangutan (1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. b4)

Browse every named opening · Opening courses