A23 · Flank · a plan for White
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation
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1.c4e52.Nc3Nf63.g3c6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation553k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
81%450k52%
5.8%32k57%
5.5%30k57%
5.1%28k53%
1%5.3k50%
0.9%5.2k50%
0.1%67848%
0.1%33147%
0%23139%
0%14654%
Famous games in this line660 master games
Nakamura, Hikaru (2759) – Topalov, Veselin (2770)Nakamura, Hikaru (2778) – Wang, Hao (2739)Nakamura, Hikaru (2778) – Bacrot, Etienne (2713)Wang Yue (2723) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2745)Movsesian, S. (2673) – Navara, D. (2725)Navara, D. (2717) – Huschenbeth, N. (2624)Esipenko, Andrey (2682) – Ter Sahakyan, Samvel (2640)Jones, G. (2661) – Edouard, R. (2659)Heroes of this opening Wang, Hao · Nakamura, Hikaru · Vachier Lagrave, M. · Movsesian, S.
- Family
- English Opening
- Category
- Flank
- First move
- 1.c4
- ECO
- A23
- Line
- 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6
FianchettoPositional
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