A19 · Flank · a plan for White

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation, Nei Gambit

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1.c4e62.Nc3Nf63.e4c54.e5Ng8
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation, Nei Gambit64k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
51%33k55%
25%16k53%
11%7.1k55%
3.4%2.2k51%
3.3%2.1k48%
2.3%1.5k45%
1%63751%
0.5%29648%
0.4%27550%
0.3%17250%
Famous games in this line788 master games
Ding Liren (2811) – Radjabov, T. (2758)20191–0Caruana, F. (2792) – Rapport, R. (2763)20220–1Ivanchuk, Vassily (2766) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2760)2012½–½Maghsoodloo, Parham (2695) – Giri, A. (2748)2025½–½Kasparov, Garry (2800) – Beliavsky, Alexander G (2640)19911–0Giri, A. (2767) – Dubov, Daniil (2648)2016½–½Wojtaszek, R. (2748) – Kovalev, Vl (2661)20190–1Vitiugov, Nikita (2694) – Alekseev, Evgeny (2715)2009½–½
Heroes of this opening Ding Liren · Rapport, R. · Kasparov, Garry · Kovalev, Vl
Family
English Opening
Category
Flank
First move
1.c4
ECO
A19
Line
1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 c5 4. e5 Ng8
GambitPositional
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