Openings/English Opening
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined, Early b3 A14
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. b3 c5
82 tournament games from this position · White wins 52%, draws 30%, Black wins 17%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 53 | 51% 32% 17% | 2219 | 2025 |
| Bb2 | 15 | 53% 20% 27% | 2103 | 2024 |
| e3 | 7 | 86% 14% | 2150 | 2025 |
| cxd5 | 6 | 33% 50% 17% | 2177 | 2026 |
| d3 | 1 | 100% | 1670 | 2023 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2807–Aronian, L2799 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Shirov, A2620–Wagner, De2619 | ½-½ | German Team Cup 2025 | 2025 |
| Gareev, T2598–Firat, B2475 | 1-0 | Sunway Sitges Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Murzin, Volodar2633–Vetokhin, Savva2400 | 0-1 | TCh-RUS Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Nikcevic, N2432–Blagojevic, Dr2526 | ½-½ | Danilo Batricevic Mem Balkan GP | 2012 |
| Stohl, I2518–Luch, M2429 | 1-0 | TCh-CZE Extraliga 2012-13 | 2012 |
| Rahman, Zia2477–Murshed, N2468 | 1-0 | 39th National ch-BAN | 2013 |
| Arun Prasad, S2521–Sachdev, T2409 | ½-½ | Maharashtra Chess League 2013 | 2013 |
| Elsness, F2468–Ostenstad, B2447 | ½-½ | ch-NOR 2018 | 2018 |
| Ramirez, Alej2587–Krishnan, V2315 | 1-0 | 43rd Annual World Open | 2015 |
English Opening variations
English OpeningA10Anglo-Dutch DefenseA10Anglo-Scandinavian DefenseA10Great Snake VariationA10Jaenisch GambitA10Myers DefenseA10Caro-Kann Defensive SystemA11Agincourt DefenseA13King's English VariationA20Symmetrical VariationA30Anglo-Lithuanian VariationA10Anglo-Indian DefenseA15Anglo-Dutch Defense, Hickmann GambitA10Wade GambitA10Wing GambitA30The WhaleC20Achilles-Omega GambitA10Agincourt DefenseA13King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch VariationA20King's English Variation, Reversed SicilianA21Symmetrical VariationA30Symmetrical Variation, Normal VariationA34Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight VariationA15Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight VariationA16