A21 · Flank · a plan for White

English Opening: King's English Variation, Troger Defense

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1.c4e52.Nc3Nc63.g3d64.Bg2Be6

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English Opening: King's English Variation, Troger Defense95k games · White to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

44k54%

31k54%

6.7k50%

5.6k52%

3.1k60%

1.1k59%

1.1k49%

81753%

41745%

31553%

Famous games in this line473 master games

Movsesian, Sergei (2710) – Short, Nigel D (2698)2011½–½ Navara, D. (2734) – Bartel, Mat (2622)20150–1 Adly, A. (2637) – Short, N. (2678)20170–1 Portisch, Lajos (2630) – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2605)1980½–½ Huebner, Robert (2640) – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir (2590)19810–1 Alterman, Boris (2585) – Svidler, Peter (2630)1996½–½ Kveinys, Aloyzas (2532) – Short, Nigel D (2677)2006½–½ Nakamura, Hi (2763) – Sundararajan, K. (2445)20181–0

Heroes of this opening Bartel, Mat · Short, N. · Ljubojevic, Ljubomir · Nakamura, Hi

Family: English Opening
Category: Flank
First move: 1.c4
ECO: A21
Line: 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Be6

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English Opening: Romanishin GambitA13 1…Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 a6 4.Bg2 …English Opening: Neo-Catalan DeclinedA13 1…e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 …English Opening: King's English, Erbenheimer GambitA22 2…Nf6 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng5 Ng4

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