Openings/English Opening
English Opening: Closed, Taimanov Variation A25
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Nh6
11 tournament games from this position · White wins 55%, draws 9%, Black wins 36%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 5 | 60% 40% | 2105 | 2025 |
| Rb1 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2328 | 2024 |
| b3 | 1 | 100% | 2357 | 2019 |
| d3 | 1 | 100% | 1904 | 2019 |
| d4 | 1 | 100% | 1866 | 2025 |
Top games
| Contin, D2349–Roselli Mailhe, B2435 | 1-0 | La Punta Closed 2013 | 2013 |
| Dimitrov, R2521–Rahmanidis, Petros2193 | 1-0 | 12th Triandrias Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Hesse, Henrik2312–Klenburg, M2328 | 0-1 | ch-Berlin 2024 | 2024 |
| Hausner, I2321–Micheli, C2221 | 1-0 | TCh-AUT 2nd West 2017-18 | 2017 |
| Ribeiro, Matheus Mendes Domingues2294–Souza dos Santos, Matheus Garcett1975 | 1-0 | IX SESC Caioba Open | 2025 |
| Savic, An2073–Djurasinov, B2194 | 1-0 | Belgrade Premier League | 2015 |
| Rosales Schulz, Robin2041–Zarzuri Jorquera, Rodrigo2216 | 1-0 | ch-CHI 2015 | 2015 |
| Pandey, Srishti1963–Vantika, Agrawal2283 | 0-1 | World Youth Girl U18 2019 | 2019 |
| Jalloul, M1923–Colombo, C2095 | 0-1 | 40th Olympiad Women | 2012 |
| Saliou, Sarah1696–Choisy, M2113 | ½-½ | TCh-FRA Top 12 w GpB | 2019 |
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