A25 · Flank · a plan for White
English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System
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1.c4e52.Nc3Nc63.g3g64.Bg2Bg75.d3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System38k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
37%14k51%
8.9%3.4k45%
7%2.6k53%
1.1%42239%
0.8%32048%
0.3%12145%
0.3%12048%
0.3%9835%
0.2%7046%
Famous games in this line1.3k master games
Karpov, Anatoly (2735) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2790)Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2811) – Mamedov, Rau (2684)So, W. (2754) – Yu Yangyi (2738)Dominguez Perez, L. (2754) – Giri, A. (2734)Kasparov, Garry (2800) – Short, Nigel D (2635)Eljanov, Pavel (2712) – Efimenko, Zahar (2701)Giri, A. (2748) – Anton Guijarro, D. (2642)Ehlvest, Jaan (2650) – Karpov, Anatoly (2725)Heroes of this opening Vachier Lagrave, Maxime · Dominguez Perez, L. · Kasparov, Garry
- Family
- English Opening
- Category
- Flank
- First move
- 1.c4
- ECO
- A25
- Line
- 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3
FianchettoPositional
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System, Full SymmetryA26 5…d6 · 1 deeper lineEnglish Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik SystemA26 5…d6 6.e4
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