Openings/English Opening
English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Malvinas Variation A10
1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5
31 tournament games from this position · White wins 87%, draws 3%, Black wins 10%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d4 | 12 | 75% 25% | 1965 | 2022 |
| g3 | 11 | 91% | 1950 | 2024 |
| Nf3 | 5 | 100% | 2280 | 2025 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 2003 | 2019 |
| e3 | 1 | 100% | 1949 | 2015 |
| b4 | 1 | 100% | 2034 | 2019 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2784–Nielsen, Ph2654 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Rakhmanov, Ale2654–Syvalahti, Timo2121 | 1-0 | TCh-FIN 2016-17 | 2016 |
| Needleman, G2420–Uelf, M2234 | 1-0 | ITT Mendoza IM 2020 | 2020 |
| Bosboom, M2383–Colijn, S2220 | 1-0 | 16th HZ Open | 2012 |
| Evdokimov, Alexey2193–Lokander, M2369 | 1-0 | Chigorin Memorial 2015 | 2015 |
| Murshed, N2444–Ganguly, Ritabroto1977 | ½-½ | 9th Chennai Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Vybiral, Z2274–Ziogas, M2092 | 1-0 | Prague International Open | 2019 |
| Pancevski, F2518–Luginbuehl, H1809 | 1-0 | 19th Burgdorf Open 2020 | 2020 |
| Bartel, Mat2622–Nikolov, Kole1694 | 1-0 | 31st ECC Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Veleski, R2225–Andjic, M2039 | 1-0 | European Amateur U2300 | 2018 |
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