Openings/English Opening
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation A16
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nxc3
419 tournament games from this position · White wins 43%, draws 35%, Black wins 22%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bxc3 | 412 | 43% 34% 23% | 2235 | 2026 |
| dxc3 | 7 | 43% 57% | 2312 | 2025 |
Top games
| Topalov, V2749–Mamedyarov, S2800 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Malakhov, V2700–Cheparinov, I2689 | ½-½ | Black Sea Countries | 2012 |
| Giri, A2720–Safarli, E2626 | ½-½ | World Cities Team KO | 2012 |
| Mareco, S2648–Ipatov, Alexander2662 | 0-1 | St Louis Spring Classic A | 2017 |
| Bruzon Batista, L2717–Bacallao Alonso, Y2580 | 1-0 | 7th Americas Continental 2012 | 2012 |
| Tomashevsky, E2705–Mikhalevski, V2579 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Eljanov, P2703–Mikhalevski, V2565 | ½-½ | 34th ECC Open 2018 | 2018 |
| Matlakov, M2686–Gordievsky, D2555 | 1-0 | St.Petersburg Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Bu Xiangzhi2705–Wan Yunguo2508 | 1-0 | ch-CHN Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Durarbayli, V2584–Safarli, E2620 | 0-1 | Baku Open 2012 | 2012 |
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