A18 · Flank · a plan for White

English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation

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1.c4e62.Nc3Nf63.e4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation1.0M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
34%339k46%
18%179k39%
15%154k44%
English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian9.6%97k46%
6.8%68k41%
4.2%42k41%
English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation3.8%38k45%
3%30k41%
2.1%21k43%
2%20k38%
Famous games in this line3.5k master games
Carlsen, M. (2855) – Aronian, L. (2782)2021½–½Carlsen, M. (2843) – Aronian, L. (2794)2018½–½Carlsen, M. (2861) – Nakamura, Hi (2761)2019½–½Caruana, F. (2808) – So, W. (2812)20171–0Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2819) – Nakamura, Hi (2791)2016½–½Grischuk, A. (2792) – Aronian, L. (2815)20141–0Carlsen, M.. (2862) – Duda, J.. (2743)2021½–½Aronian, Levon (2807) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2791)20111–0
Heroes of this opening Caruana, F. · Grischuk, A. · Aronian, Levon
Family
English Opening
Category
Flank
First move
1.c4
ECO
A18
Line
1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4
Positional
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Go deeper — named lines from here
English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, SicilianA19 3…c5 · 1 deeper lineEnglish Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation, Nei GambitA19 3…c5 4.e5 Ng8
Nearby lines in the family
English Opening: Carls-Bremen SystemA22 1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3English Opening: King's English, MazedonischA22 1…e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Ferenc GambitA10 1…f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4
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