Flank · a plan for White
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation
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1.c4Nf62.Nf3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation3.7M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
22%809k46%
14%497k45%
5%185k47%
4.4%163k44%
1.1%42k41%
0.2%6.4k44%
Famous games in this line91k master games
Aronian, L. (2826) – Carlsen, M. (2872)Carlsen, Magnus (2872) – Aronian, Levon (2809)Ding, Liren (2791) – Carlsen, Magnus (2863)Carlsen, M. (2875) – Mamedyarov, S. (2774)Carlsen, M. (2832) – So, W. (2815)So, W. (2815) – Carlsen, M. (2832)Carlsen, M.. (2862) – Vachier Lagrave, M.. (2784)Carlsen, M.. (2862) – Vachier Lagrave, M.. (2784)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M.. · Aronian, L.
- Family
- English Opening
- Category
- Flank
- First move
- 1.c4
- ECO
- A15
- Line
- 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3
Positional
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English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Old Indian Formation2…d6English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Scandinavian Defense2…d5 · 1 deeper lineEnglish Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation2…g6 · 4 deeper linesEnglish Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation2…b6
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