Openings/English Opening
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian A25
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nd5
453 tournament games from this position · White wins 45%, draws 26%, Black wins 28%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bc5 | 231 | 42% 27% 31% | 2258 | 2026 |
| O-O | 91 | 37% 29% 34% | 2229 | 2026 |
| Nxd5 | 56 | 59% 21% 20% | 2164 | 2026 |
| a5 | 45 | 49% 29% 22% | 2235 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 22 | 55% 27% 18% | 2127 | 2026 |
| Bd6 | 4 | 100% | 2236 | 2026 |
| d6 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2068 | 2020 |
Top games
| Wang Hao2736–Fressinet, L2708 | ½-½ | FIDE GP Paris | 2013 |
| Navara, D2725–Movsesian, S2673 | 0-1 | Navara vs Movsesian Simul | 2016 |
| Ivanchuk, V2733–Ma Qun2609 | ½-½ | TCh-CHN 2015 | 2015 |
| Tomashevsky, E2705–Popov, Iv Rus2636 | ½-½ | Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2019 | 2019 |
| Vakhidov, J2607–Maghsoodloo, Parham2719 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.2607–Maghsoodloo, Parham2719 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Harikrishna, P2740–Yilmaz, M2582 | ½-½ | TCh-TUR Super League 2015 | 2015 |
| Kotsur, P2548–Ivanchuk, V2769 | 0-1 | World Blitz Final | 2012 |
| Granda Zuniga, J2662–Anton Guijarro, D2654 | 0-1 | TCh-ESP Div 1 2017 | 2017 |
| Puranik, A2636–Indjic, A2651 | ½-½ | 18th Agzamov Mem 2025 | 2025 |
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