Openings/English Opening
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation A23
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 c6
235 tournament games from this position · White wins 40%, draws 34%, Black wins 26%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e3 | 148 | 36% 40% 24% | 2278 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 38 | 55% 18% 26% | 2389 | 2026 |
| d3 | 20 | 45% 20% 35% | 2162 | 2026 |
| e4 | 15 | 47% 27% 27% | 2261 | 2025 |
| Na4 | 5 | 40% 40% 20% | 2187 | 2025 |
| Qb3 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2178 | 2023 |
| Qc2 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2081 | 2026 |
| a3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1809 | 2024 |
| Qa4 | 1 | 100% | 2469 | 2017 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2843–Ding Liren2791 | ½-½ | 6th Norway Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| So, W2754–Ding Liren2805 | 1-0 | Croatia GCT 2019 | 2019 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2773–Anand, V2757 | 1-0 | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2019 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2773–Anand, V2757 | 1-0 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2019 |
| Rapport, R2735–Wojtaszek, R2737 | ½-½ | 47th GM 2019 | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2822–Van Foreest, Jorden2644 | ½-½ | 82nd Tata Steel GpA | 2020 |
| Anton Guijarro, D2674–Grischuk, A2759 | 1-0 | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |
| Artemiev, V2757–Motylev, A2668 | ½-½ | 72nd ch-RUS 2019 | 2019 |
| Tomashevsky, E2694–Niemann, Hans Moke2698 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Li Chao22687–Matlakov, M2668 | ½-½ | 8th RUS-CHN Summit Men Classical | 2012 |
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