A39 · Flank · a plan for White
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation
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1.c4Nf62.Nf3c53.Nc3Nc64.g3g65.Bg2Bg76.O-OO-O7.d4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation214k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
82%176k42%
11%23k45%
3%6.4k43%
1.2%2.7k43%
1.1%2.4k39%
1.1%2.3k37%
0.4%86344%
0.1%21043%
0.1%20636%
0%10232%
Famous games in this line1.8k master games
Carlsen, M. (2853) – Nakamura, Hi (2787)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2755) – Grischuk, Alexander (2779)Aronian, L. (2744) – Caruana, F. (2789)Le Quang, Liem (2712) – Grischuk, Alexander (2779)Jakovenko, D. (2721) – Svidler, P. (2763)Gelfand, Boris (2691) – Anand, Viswanathan (2781)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2721) – Wang Hao (2735)Fischer, Robert James (2785) – Spassky, Boris V (2660)Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Nepomniachtchi, I. · Fischer, Robert James
- Family
- English Opening
- Category
- Flank
- First move
- 1.c4
- ECO
- A39
- Line
- 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4
FianchettoPositional
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