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English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation

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1.c4e52.Nf3

Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid

English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation606k games · Black to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

277k47%

116k45%

English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch-Flohr Variation114k48%

43k42%

25k41%

6.2k40%

5.7k43%

4.1k41%

3.6k41%

3.6k40%

Famous games in this line571 master games

Grischuk, A. (2764) – Caruana, F. (2792)20210–1 Giri, Anish (2764) – Ding, Liren (2791)2020½–½ Giri, Anish (2763) – Yu, Yangyi (2709)2020½–½ Svidler, Peter (2738) – Gelfand, Boris (2720)2008½–½ Mamedyarov, S. (2733) – Maghsoodloo, Parham (2719)20241–0 Van Foreest, Jorden (2682) – Giri, Anish (2764)20201–0 Mamedyarov, S. (2746) – Van Foreest, Jorden (2687)20251–0 Rakhmanov, Ale (2667) – Andreikin, D. (2737)20160–1

Heroes of this opening Mamedyarov, S. · Caruana, F. · Van Foreest, Jorden · Andreikin, D.

Family: English Opening
Category: Flank
First move: 1.c4
ECO: A20
Line: 1. c4 e5 2. Nf3

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English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch-Flohr Variation2…e4

Nearby lines in the family

English Opening: The Whale1.e4 e5 2.c4 English Opening: Wade Gambit1…f5 2.g4 English Opening: Wing Gambit1…c5 2.b4

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