Openings/English Opening
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 A29
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6
3,020 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 33%, Black wins 31%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 2,472 | 37% 34% 29% | 2268 | 2026 |
| d3 | 312 | 31% 24% 45% | 2143 | 2026 |
| a3 | 152 | 45% 27% 28% | 2252 | 2026 |
| Rb1 | 59 | 41% 37% 22% | 2329 | 2026 |
| b3 | 21 | 19% 43% 38% | 2261 | 2026 |
| a4 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2260 | 2023 |
| e3 | 1 | 100% | 2072 | 2023 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2872–Aronian, L2812 | ½-½ | Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 | 2014 |
| So, W2770–Carlsen, M2855 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Paris 2016 | 2016 |
| Giri, A2777–Carlsen, M2843 | 0-1 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 | 2018 |
| Aronian, L2765–Carlsen, M2853 | ½-½ | 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Carlsen, M2861–Topalov, V2740 | 1-0 | Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Ding Liren2816–Giri, A2780 | ½-½ | 2nd Du Te Cup 2018 | 2018 |
| So, W2812–Karjakin, Sergey2781 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Kramnik, V2810–Anand, V2780 | 1-0 | Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz | 2013 |
| Kramnik, V2803–Karjakin, Sergey2782 | ½-½ | 8th Tal Memorial | 2013 |
| Grischuk, A2810–Vachier Lagrave, M2775 | ½-½ | Tbilisi FIDE GP 2015 | 2015 |
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