Openings/English Opening
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian A25
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. e4 O-O 5. Nge2 Nc6 6. Bg2
61 tournament games from this position · White wins 44%, draws 30%, Black wins 26%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d6 | 37 | 54% 22% 24% | 2327 | 2026 |
| Bc5 | 8 | 38% 38% 25% | 2445 | 2024 |
| a5 | 6 | 17% 50% 33% | 2147 | 2022 |
| Re8 | 5 | 20% 20% 60% | 2155 | 2025 |
| a6 | 2 | 100% | 2443 | 2023 |
| Nd4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2027 | 2023 |
| Bxc3 | 1 | 100% | 2156 | 2019 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2752–So, W2754 | 1-0 | 7th Norway Armageddon | 2019 |
| Matlakov, M2694–Wojtaszek, R2749 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Petrov, N2585–Vitiugov, N2747 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Warmerdam, Max2679–Gurel, Ediz2602 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2024-25 | 2024 |
| Klekowski, M2506–Wojtaszek, R2724 | ½-½ | ch-POL Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Gabuzyan, H2534–Zhigalko, S2661 | 0-1 | Bronstein Mem Open A 2014 | 2014 |
| Sethuraman, S2653–Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.2536 | 1-0 | Maharashtra TCh-IND League | 2016 |
| Bachmann, Ax2536–Mareco, S2562 | ½-½ | III Brazil Maringa Open | 2013 |
| Shanava, K2504–Gagunashvili, M2584 | ½-½ | 80th ch-GEO 2021 | 2021 |
| Socko, B2611–Kashlinskaya, A2440 | 1-0 | 2nd Irena Warakomska Mem | 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