Openings/English Opening

English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation A18

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4

2,817 tournament games from this position · White wins 51%, draws 29%, Black wins 20%

Analyse

Moves

2,817 games
MoveGamesWhite · Draw · BlackElo
d51,871
48%
33%
19%
2297
c5484
45%
31%
24%
2340
d6219
69%
20%
2073
e5129
54%
22%
24%
2246
Nc656
79%
14%
2022
Bb445
87%
1985
Be73
67%
33%
2141
b63
33%
33%
33%
2110
c63
100%
1957
h62
100%
1722
g61
100%
1813
b51
100%
2070

Top games

Carlsen, M2843–Aronian, L2794½-½2018
Carlsen, M2861–Nakamura, Hi2761½-½2019
Caruana, F2808–So, W28121-02017
Grischuk, A2792–Aronian, L28151-02014
Caruana, F2822–Nakamura, Hi2769½-½2018
Caruana, F2822–Anand, V27681-02018
Nakamura, Hi2787–Caruana, F27951-02016
Nakamura, Hi2816–So, W27601-02015
Aronian, L2802–Ding Liren2771½-½2017
Ding Liren2811–Radjabov, T27581-02019

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