Current setup
Move ideas
Controls d5 from the flank without occupying the center immediately.
Idea: Pressure the center from the side and keep the pawn structure flexible.
Develops the knight to f6, bringing it into the game.
Idea: Improve piece coordination and clear the back rank for castling and the rooks.
Advances the b-pawn to gain queenside space and control new squares.
Idea: Prepare a fianchetto or discourage the opponent’s expansion on that wing.
Waiting for Lichess game popularity.
Each line below is an indexed entry under English Orangutan. Open one to load it on the board and keep exploring from that position.
ECO groups openings by the structures they lead to, so these families tend to share plans with the English Orangutan.