A31 · Flank · a plan for White

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation

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1.c4Nf62.d4c53.Nf3
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation1.2M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
62%718k51%
18%202k50%
12%139k49%
2.4%27k46%
1.7%19k44%
1.6%18k45%
1.4%17k44%
0.9%10k44%
0.2%1.8k52%
0.1%1.3k44%
Famous games in this line5.2k master games
Kasparov, Garry (2849) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2770)2000½–½Kasparov, Garry (2825) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2790)1998½–½Carlsen, M. (2881) – Morozevich, A. (2731)2014½–½Kasparov, Garry (2815) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2780)19980–1Karjakin, Sergey (2769) – Caruana, F. (2808)2016½–½Topalov, V. (2780) – Caruana, F. (2794)2016½–½Anand, V. (2783) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2791)2017½–½Kasparov, Garry (2812) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2751)1999½–½
Family
English Opening
Category
Flank
First move
1.c4
ECO
A31
Line
1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3
Positional
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