Openings/English Opening
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line A29
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d3
80 tournament games from this position · White wins 43%, draws 33%, Black wins 25%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be7 | 66 | 42% 35% 23% | 2196 | 2025 |
| Bb4+ | 5 | 40% 60% | 2058 | 2026 |
| Be6 | 4 | 25% 50% 25% | 1811 | 2022 |
| g6 | 2 | 100% | 2126 | 2016 |
| Nb6 | 1 | 100% | 2080 | 2014 |
| h6 | 1 | 100% | 1953 | 2024 |
| Bc5 | 1 | 100% | 2420 | 2019 |
Top games
| Harikrishna, P2726–Caruana, F2828 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown Rapid | 2019 |
| Artemiev, V2699–Vokhidov, Shamsiddin2643 | 1-0 | FIDE World Rapid Team | 2024 |
| Xu, Xiangyu2615–Wang Hao2698 | ½-½ | 15th Nat PRC KO Men | 2025 |
| Fedoseev, Vl32661–Moiseenko, Va2487 | 1-0 | St.Petersburg Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Grigoryan, K22643–Kushagra, Mohan2410 | 1-0 | 5th Yerevan Open A 2023 | 2023 |
| Turner, Ma2538–Wan Yunguo2482 | 1-0 | CellaVision Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Zakhartsov, Vl2487–Lobanov, Sergei2524 | ½-½ | TCh-RUS Premier 2022 | 2022 |
| Makhnyov, Denis2358–Grigoryan, K22609 | ½-½ | World Junior Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Boros, De2429–Zierk, S2482 | 1-0 | CCCSA Spring GM 2018 | 2018 |
| Movsziszian, K2500–Trepat Herranz, J2363 | ½-½ | 6th Llucmajor Open 2017 | 2017 |
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