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English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian
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1.c4e52.Nc3Nc6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian2.9M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
41%1.2M54%
13%365k52%
9.9%290k50%
9.1%268k51%
1.6%47k52%
1%29k50%
0.2%6.4k47%
0.2%5.2k53%
0.2%4.5k45%
Famous games in this line7.1k master games
Svidler, P. (2753) – Carlsen, M. (2881)Grischuk, A. (2754) – Carlsen, M. (2857)Aronian, L. (2780) – Nakamura, Hi (2802)So, W. (2765) – Mamedyarov, S. (2817)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2742) – Carlsen, M. (2822)Praggnanandhaa, R. (2746) – Erigaisi, Arjun (2797)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2751) – Aronian, L. (2789)Andreikin, Dmitry (2700) – Carlsen, Magnus (2837)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Nakamura, Hi · Andreikin, Dmitry
- Family
- English Opening
- Category
- Flank
- First move
- 1.c4
- ECO
- A25
- Line
- 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6
Positional
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System3.Nf3English Opening: King's English Variation, Troger Defense3.g3 d6 4.Bg2 Be6English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 · 5 deeper linesEnglish Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 · 2 deeper lines
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