Openings/English Opening
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line A28
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 O-O 6. Nd5 Re8 7. Qf5
131 tournament games from this position · White wins 47%, draws 30%, Black wins 24%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d6 | 115 | 48% 31% 21% | 2342 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 11 | 27% 18% 55% | 2463 | 2025 |
| Nxd5 | 4 | 50% 25% 25% | 2245 | 2026 |
| h6 | 1 | 100% | 2037 | 2023 |
Top games
| Grischuk, A2785–Giri, A2737 | 1-0 | FIDE GP Paris | 2013 |
| So, W2776–Melkumyan, H2660 | ½-½ | chess.com IoM Masters | 2018 |
| Howell, D2677–Wang Hao2709 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2023 | 2023 |
| Howell, D2676–Kryvoruchko, Y2689 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Indjic, A2589–Duda, J2732 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Timman, J2607–Wojtaszek, R2711 | ½-½ | Tata Steel Challengers | 2014 |
| Daneshvar, Bardiya2577–Grischuk, A2736 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2023 | 2023 |
| Giri, A2784–Narayanan, Sl2494 | 1-0 | Qatar Masters Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Cori, J2601–Sargsyan, Shant2664 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | 2025 |
| Melkumyan, H2670–Popov, Iv Rus2592 | 1-0 | World Blitz 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