Flank · a plan for White
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation
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1.c4c52.Nf3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation2.8M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
51%1.5M46%
12%345k45%
12%343k46%
10%293k44%
8.5%241k48%
2.4%67k47%
1.6%44k44%
0.7%19k43%
0.2%6.3k40%
0.2%4.7k42%
Famous games in this line31k master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2872) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2810)Carlsen, Magnus (2868) – Topalov, Veselin (2793)Kramnik, Vladimir (2795) – Carlsen, Magnus (2848)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780) – Carlsen, M. (2861)Carlsen, M. (2881) – Giri, A. (2752)Carlsen, M. (2843) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2789)Carlsen, M. (2839) – Caruana, F. (2789)Carlsen, M. (2837) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2789)Heroes of this opening Vachier Lagrave, M. · Carlsen, M.
- Family
- English Opening
- Category
- Flank
- First move
- 1.c4
- ECO
- A30
- Line
- 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3
Positional
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Napolitano Gambit2…Nf6 3.b4English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation2…Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 · 1 deeper lineEnglish Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation, Keres-Parma System2…Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 e6
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