A38 · Flank · a plan for White

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line

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1.c4Nf62.Nf3c53.Nc3Nc64.g3g65.Bg2Bg7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line545k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
73%400k54%
9.4%51k58%
8.5%47k51%
4.1%22k50%
1.3%7.0k47%
1.2%6.3k50%
1%5.6k52%
0.5%2.5k49%
0.2%89552%
0.1%69542%
Famous games in this line2.2k master games
Aronian, L. (2812) – Anand, V. (2773)20141–0Kramnik, Vladimir (2772) – Anand, Viswanathan (2788)2009½–½Ivanchuk, Vassily (2755) – Grischuk, Alexander (2779)2013½–½Adams, Mi (2754) – Anand, V. (2773)2013½–½Aronian, L. (2797) – Bacrot, E. (2718)2014½–½Giri, A. (2755) – Navara, D. (2742)2016½–½Tomashevsky, E. (2758) – Radjabov, T. (2738)20150–1Jakovenko, D. (2721) – Svidler, P. (2763)2017½–½
Heroes of this opening Aronian, L. · Radjabov, T.
Family
English Opening
Category
Flank
First move
1.c4
ECO
A38
Line
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7
FianchettoPositional
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English Opening: Closed, Taimanov VariationA25 1…e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Rb1 …English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein VariationA34 2.Nc3 c5 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 …English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System, Full SymmetryA26 1…e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 …
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