England made it three wins out of three at the Rugby World Cup as five tries from Henry Arundell helped them to a 71-0 victory at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
The success leaves Steve Borthwick's outfit on 14 points in Pool D, with one game remaining against Samoa on October 7 as they look to wrap up top spot.
After a scoreless first 20 minutes, the Red Rose clicked into gear with five tries chalked up before the interval and six scores following in the second period.
The procession ended with Arundell grabbing five scores while Theo Dan (2), Bevan Rodd, Marcus Smith (2) and Jack Willis also crossed the whitewash.
It was also a welcome return to Test rugby for captain Owen Farrell following his suspension as he enjoyed good minutes at fly-half and later inside centre.
England had kicked more than other team across the opening two rounds of the tournament but their intent to run against the group's weakest opponents was evident from the start.
Smith settled quickly through some early touches but his play lacked accuracy and once the initial assault subsided, Chile showed their flair for counter attack that on one occasion swept them into the 22.
Max Malins' high error count was proving costly but England built pressure once more and in the 21st minute they were over when Farrell's long pass gave Arundell an easy run in.
Dan finished a line-out drive and then supplied Arundell with the easiest of tries after Danny Care's quickly taken free-kick caught Chile unaware.
After the over-exuberance displayed in the opening quarter, England were showing greater accuracy as the ball was swept left to right, aided by quick ruck speed and a desire to make things happen.
Smith launched an attack that ended in a try for Rodd and then the Harlequins fly-half claimed a solo touchdown by collecting his own grubber and outrunning Chile's defence.
Chile were unable to secure any kind of foothold in the game with their scrum especially vulnerable and early in the second half they leaked a second line-out maul try, with Dan touching down.
Arundell completed his hat-trick after Elliot Daly's smart kick bounced kindly for him and Smith's comfort at full-back was clear when he caught a tricky kick with aplomb.
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Having claimed three easy finishes, Arundell showed his class for his fourth which he engineered with a run down the right touchline and chip ahead.
A moment of magic from Smith teed up the Racing 92 wing's fifth and when Smith broke from deep from inside his own half Chile must have been sick of the sight of him.
The move ended with Smith crossing and England touched down for the final time through Willis.
The teams
England: 15 Marcus Smith, 14 Henry Arundell, 13 Elliot Daly, 12 Ollie Lawrence, 11 Max Malins, 10 Owen Farrell (c), 9 Danny Care, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Jack Willis, 6 Lewis Ludlam, 5 George Martin, 4 David Ribbans, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Theo Dan, 1 Bevan Rodd
Replacements: 16 Jack Walker, 17 Joe Marler, 18 Will Stuart, 19 Ollie Chessum, 20 Ben Earl, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 George Ford, 23 Joe Marchant
Chile: 15 Francisco Urroz, 14 Cristobal Game, 13 Domingo Saavedra, 12 Matias Garafulic, 11 Franco Velarde, 10 Rodrigo Fernandez, 9 Benjamin Videla, 8 Alfonso Escobar, 7 Ignacio Silva, 6 Martín Sigren (c), 5 Javier Eissmann, 4 Clemente Saavedra, 3 Matias Dittus, 2 Augusto Bohme, 1 Salvador Lues
Replacements: 16 Tomas Dussaillant, 17 Vittorio Lastra, 18 Inaki Gurruchaga, 19 Pablo Huete, 20 Thomas Orchard, 21 Raimundo Martínez, 22 Lukas Carvallo, 23 Inaki Ayarza
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Assistant Referees: Pierre Brousset (FFR), Andrea Piardi (FIR)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
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