Openings/English Opening
English Opening: King's English Variation, Troger Defense A21
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Be6
258 tournament games from this position · White wins 42%, draws 25%, Black wins 33%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d3 | 214 | 42% 27% 31% | 2218 | 2026 |
| Nd5 | 22 | 32% 23% 45% | 2250 | 2022 |
| b3 | 10 | 30% 60% | 2092 | 2024 |
| Nf3 | 7 | 71% 14% 14% | 2306 | 2024 |
| b4 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 2398 | 2019 |
Top games
| Navara, D2734–Bartel, Mat2622 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Adly, A2637–Short, N2678 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Nakamura, Hi2763–Sundararajan, K2445 | 1-0 | chess.com IoM Masters | 2018 |
| Mamedov, Edgar2492–Alekseenko, K2659 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Piorun, K2685–Sundararajan, K2456 | ½-½ | 27th Czech Rapid G1 2016 | 2016 |
| Zhao Jun2538–Short, N2594 | 1-0 | FIDE World Bl Team Pool D | 2026 |
| Erdos, V2640–Warakomski, T2490 | ½-½ | Amplico ch-EUR Rapid | 2012 |
| Maletin, P2598–Stukopin, A2523 | 1-0 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem 2014 | 2014 |
| Braga, F2422–Movsesian, S2677 | 0-1 | Bundesliga 2016-17 | 2017 |
| Zwardon, V2408–Bartel, Mat2609 | 1-0 | European Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
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