Flank · a plan for White
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation
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1.c4c5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation10.7M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
16%1.7M54%
6.9%741k51%
2%211k50%
1.5%165k53%
1.4%155k48%
0.4%47k49%
0.2%17k52%
Famous games in this line22k master games
Carlsen, Magnus (2872) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2810)Carlsen, Magnus (2868) – Topalov, Veselin (2793)Carlsen, M. (2872) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780)Vachier Lagrave, M. (2780) – Carlsen, M. (2861)Carlsen, M. (2881) – Giri, A. (2752)Carlsen, M. (2855) – Giri, A. (2777)Aronian, Levon (2808) – Anand, Viswanathan (2817)Kasparov, Garry (2849) – Kramnik, Vladimir (2770)Heroes of this opening Vachier Lagrave, M. · Aronian, Levon
- Family
- English Opening
- Category
- Flank
- First move
- 1.c4
- ECO
- A30
- Line
- 1. c4 c5
Positional
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English Opening: Wing Gambit2.b4English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation2.Nc3 · 7 deeper linesEnglish Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation2.Nc3 Nc6 · 5 deeper linesEnglish Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Napolitano Gambit2.Nf3 Nf6 3.b4
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