A15 · Flank · a plan for White

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation

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1.c4Nf62.Nf3g63.g3d5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Grünfeld Formation15k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
66%9.8k53%
23%3.4k55%
6.3%92955%
2.3%33450%
0.9%13259%
0.8%11746%
0.3%4340%
0.2%2442%
0.2%2346%
0.1%1454%
Famous games in this line64 master games
Ponkratov, P. (2628) – Artemiev, V. (2706)2018½–½Firouzja, Alireza (2723) – Xu, Xiangyu (2582)20191–0Alekseev, Evgeny (2661) – Sutovsky, Emil (2629)2007½–½Ponkratov, P. (2595) – Najer, E. (2648)2023½–½Artemiev, V. (2696) – Sarana, A. (2543)20170–1Karpov, Ana (2619) – Kulaots, K. (2567)20131–0Gukesh, D. (2533) – Safarli, E. (2624)2019½–½Venkatesh, Marani Rajendran (2480) – Delchev, Aleksander (2622)20110–1
Heroes of this opening Firouzja, Alireza · Sarana, A. · Karpov, Ana · Delchev, Aleksander
Family
English Opening
Category
Flank
First move
1.c4
ECO
A15
Line
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 d5
FianchettoPositional
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