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. e4 d6 6. Nge2
44 tournament games from this position · White wins 45%, draws 32%, Black wins 23%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bg4 | 14 | 43% 14% 43% | 2248 | 2025 |
| Bc5 | 10 | 20% 60% 20% | 2362 | 2026 |
| Be6 | 7 | 57% 29% 14% | 2184 | 2024 |
| O-O | 7 | 57% 29% 14% | 2274 | 2023 |
| a5 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2320 | 2024 |
| a6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2372 | 2019 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2794–Praggnanandhaa, R2740 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Yu Yangyi2763–Kryvoruchko, Y2669 | ½-½ | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |
| Ivanisevic, I2618–Donchenko, Alexa2631 | 0-1 | 24th City of Barcelona Op | 2019 |
| Moroni, L2575–Svane, R2637 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Warmerdam, Max2610–Rodshtein, M2596 | ½-½ | 44th Olympiad 2022 | 2022 |
| Hera, I2568–Kantor, G2582 | 1-0 | ch-HUN Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Izoria, Z2599–Zhao, Ian2320 | ½-½ | 29th North American Open | 2019 |
| Jones, G2650–Asenov, Pavel2250 | 1-0 | 103rd ch-GBR 2016 | 2016 |
| Tahbaz, Arash2455–Javanbakht, N2436 | 1-0 | ch-IRI 2018 | 2018 |
| Divya, Deshmukh2483–Beydullayeva, Govhar2395 | 1-0 | Olympiad Women 2024 | 2024 |
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