A25 · Flank · a plan for White
English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation
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1.c4e52.Nc3Nc63.g3g64.Bg2Bg7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation130k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
33%42k50%
21%27k49%
20%26k50%
1.1%1.4k49%
0.9%1.2k50%
0.4%56251%
0.2%26155%
0.2%21233%
Famous games in this line4.6k master games
Ding Liren (2805) – Caruana, F. (2818)Carlsen, M. (2837) – Ding Liren (2774)Aronian, Levon (2808) – Topalov, Veselin (2775)Carlsen, M. (2865) – Artemiev, V. (2700)Caruana, Fabiano (2835) – Artemiev, Vladislav (2716)Karpov, Anatoly (2735) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2790)Aronian, L. (2780) – Duda, J. (2739)Svidler, P. (2753) – Yu Yangyi (2759)Heroes of this opening Ding Liren · Carlsen, M. · Caruana, Fabiano
- Family
- English Opening
- Category
- Flank
- First move
- 1.c4
- ECO
- A25
- Line
- 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed SystemA25 5.d3 · 2 deeper linesEnglish Opening: King's English Variation, Hungarian AttackA25 5.Rb1English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System, Full SymmetryA26 5.d3 d6 · 1 deeper lineEnglish Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik SystemA26 5.d3 d6 6.e4
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