Openings/English Opening
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, a6 A29
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg2 a6
45 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 29%, Black wins 40%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 33 | 36% 27% 36% | 2266 | 2026 |
| a3 | 6 | 17% 83% | 2227 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 3 | 100% | 2221 | 2026 |
| Rb1 | 1 | 100% | 2319 | 2019 |
| e3 | 1 | 100% | 2422 | 2026 |
| h3 | 1 | 100% | 2625 | 2022 |
Top games
| Artemiev, V2746–Iturrizaga, E2629 | 1-0 | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |
| Swiercz, D2620–Movsesian, S2658 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Grigoryan, K22619–Demchenko, A2632 | 1-0 | 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 | 2022 |
| Miton, K2608–David, Alb2570 | ½-½ | 42nd TCh-GRE 2014 | 2014 |
| Shchekachev, A2541–Fedorchuk, S2615 | 0-1 | 5th GP Pyramides | 2016 |
| Dvirnyy, D2533–Grandelius, N2609 | 0-1 | 16th ch-EUR Indiv 2015 | 2015 |
| Gharibyan, Mamikon2495–Sadhwani, Raunak2641 | 0-1 | FIDE World Junior Blitz | 2023 |
| Jones, G2654–Larkin, Vladyslav2449 | 1-0 | 4NCL 2024-25 | 2025 |
| Ni Hua2653–Cruz, F2412 | 1-0 | 22nd Montcada Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Galchenko, Matvey2385–Fedorchuk, S2637 | 0-1 | 7th Llucmajor Open 2018 | 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