A17 · Flank · a plan for White

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Zvjaginsev-Krasenkow Attack

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1.c4e62.Nc3Nf63.Nf3Bb44.g4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Zvjaginsev-Krasenkow Attack768 games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
37%28337%
26%19640%
14%10648%
8.3%6433%
7.9%6153%
2.2%1735%
1.3%1020%
1.3%1020%
1.3%1030%
0.8%650%
Famous games in this line290 master games
Zvjaginsev, Vadim (2640) – Adams, Michael (2731)20010–1Zvjaginsev, Vadim (2640) – Adams, Michael (2731)2001½–½Agrest, Evgenij (2591) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2766)20040–1Morozevich, Alexander (2732) – Papaioannou, Ioannis (2625)20100–1Popov, Val (2555) – Tomashevsky, E. (2745)2015½–½Bareev, Evgeny (2721) – Naiditsch, Arkadij (2574)20031–0Van Wely, Loek (2636) – Timman, Jan H (2649)19990–1Nakamura, Hikaru (2710) – Sokolov, Andrei (2570)20091–0
Heroes of this opening Adams, Michael · Ivanchuk, Vassily · Papaioannou, Ioannis · Bareev, Evgeny
Family
English Opening
Category
Flank
First move
1.c4
ECO
A17
Line
1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. g4
AggressivePositional
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English Opening: Porcupine VariationA10 1…f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4 fxe4 4.g4English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anti-Anti-GrünfeldA15 1…Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e4English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch VariationA28 1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e4
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