A14 · Flank · a plan for White

English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined

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1.c4e62.Nf3d53.g3Nf64.Bg2Be75.O-O
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined254k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
83%210k47%
7.5%19k43%
3.5%8.9k41%
1.8%4.5k42%
1.6%4.0k45%
1.3%3.2k43%
0.6%1.5k48%
0.3%71543%
0.3%68238%
0.2%40642%
Famous games in this line9.8k master games
So, W. (2822) – Kramnik, V. (2811)20171–0Carlsen, M. (2830) – Caruana, F. (2794)2023½–½Ding Liren (2809) – Giri, A. (2797)2019½–½Aronian, L. (2792) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2812)2016½–½Kramnik, Vladimir (2812) – Aronian, L. (2792)2016½–½Aronian, L. (2792) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2812)2016½–½Aronian, L. (2793) – Kramnik, V. (2808)2017½–½Kramnik, V. (2808) – Aronian, L. (2793)2017½–½
Family
English Opening
Category
Flank
First move
1.c4
ECO
A14
Line
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O
FianchettoPositional
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English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Keres DefenseA14 5…c5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Nc3 Nc6
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