A35 · Flank · a plan for White

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation

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1.c4c52.Nf3Nf63.Nc3Nc6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation654k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
41%268k56%
23%151k57%
22%142k54%
6%39k50%
5.8%38k49%
1%6.2k50%
0.9%5.9k48%
0.2%1.5k48%
0.1%56744%
0.1%44143%
Famous games in this line8.2k master games
Aronian, Levon (2808) – Anand, Viswanathan (2817)20111–0Carlsen, Magnus (2868) – Radjabov, Teimour (2745)20131–0So, W. (2812) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2796)20170–1Nakamura, Hi (2802) – Caruana, F. (2805)20151–0Nakamura, Hi (2802) – Caruana, F. (2805)20151–0Aronian, L. (2805) – Caruana, F. (2801)2014½–½So, W. (2822) – Karjakin, Sergey (2783)20171–0Kramnik, Vladimir (2785) – Anand, Viswanathan (2817)2011½–½
Heroes of this opening Nakamura, Hi · Aronian, Levon · Carlsen, Magnus · Vachier Lagrave, M.
Family
English Opening
Category
Flank
First move
1.c4
ECO
A35
Line
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6
Positional
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation, Keres-Parma SystemA35 4.g3 e6
Nearby lines in the family
English Opening: Neo-CatalanA13 1…e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, SicilianA19 1…e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4 c5English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Kurajica DefenseA13 1…e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 c6
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