A28 · Flank · a plan for White
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation
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1.c4e52.Nc3Nf63.Nf3Nc6
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation1.4M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
15%217k54%
0.4%5.1k50%
0.3%4.5k53%
0.2%2.4k50%
0.1%2.2k48%
Famous games in this line18k master games
Carlsen, M. (2876) – Caruana, F. (2812)Carlsen, M. (2882) – Ding Liren (2805)Carlsen, M. (2872) – Aronian, L. (2812)Carlsen, M. (2875) – Ding Liren (2805)Carlsen, M. (2835) – Caruana, F. (2832)Carlsen, M. (2835) – Caruana, F. (2832)Carlsen, M. (2882) – Giri, A. (2779)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2779) – Carlsen, M. (2875)- Family
- English Opening
- Category
- Flank
- First move
- 1.c4
- ECO
- A28
- Line
- 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6
Positional
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English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch VariationA28 4.e4English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet LineA28 4.e3English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Flexible LineA28 4.d3English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Korchnoi LineA28 4.a3
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