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English Opening: Adorjan Defense

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1.c4g62.e4e5

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English Opening: Adorjan Defense17k games · White to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

6.9k53%

5.3k50%

2.5k50%

66451%

49552%

26948%

15454%

13746%

9948%

9652%

Famous games in this line295 master games

Carlsen, Magnus (2861) – Caruana, Fabiano (2781)2013½–½ Svidler, P. (2753) – Carlsen, M. (2881)20140–1 So, W. (2788) – Giri, A. (2790)20151–0 Topalov, V. (2749) – So, W. (2812)20170–1 Praggnanandhaa, R. (2767) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2782)20251–0 Harikrishna, P. (2744) – Aronian, L. (2805)20171–0 Nakamura, Hikaru (2775) – Svidler, Peter (2769)20131–0 Aronian, Levon (2815) – Giri, Anish (2720)2012½–½

Heroes of this opening So, W. · Carlsen, M. · Praggnanandhaa, R. · Harikrishna, P.

Family: English Opening
Category: Flank
First move: 1.c4
ECO: A10
Line: 1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5

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