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English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack

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1.c4e52.Nc3Bb4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack955k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
26%243k53%
19%182k55%
12%113k54%
8.7%83k53%
8%77k52%
7.3%70k53%
6.3%60k52%
5.9%56k50%
5.1%49k52%
0.7%7.0k51%
Famous games in this line3.8k master games
Carlsen, M. (2875) – Anand, V. (2767)20191–0Carlsen, M. (2864) – Mamedyarov, S. (2771)20220–1Carlsen, M. (2837) – Gukesh, D. (2776)20250–1Nepomniachtchi, I. (2767) – Carlsen, M. (2840)2017½–½Caruana, F. (2823) – Anand, V. (2779)2016½–½Caruana, F. (2808) – Anand, V. (2786)20170–1Aronian, L. (2793) – Anand, V. (2786)20171–0Aronian, L. (2793) – Anand, V. (2786)20171–0
Heroes of this opening Aronian, L. · Carlsen, M. · Mamedyarov, S. · Gukesh, D.
Family
English Opening
Category
Flank
First move
1.c4
ECO
A21
Line
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4
AggressivePositional
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