Openings/English Opening
English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation A18
1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 Nc6
59 tournament games from this position · White wins 78%, draws 7%, Black wins 15%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 29 | 72% 21% | 2020 | 2026 |
| d4 | 29 | 83% | 2019 | 2026 |
| f4 | 1 | 100% | 1989 | 2022 |
Top games
| Georgiev, Ki2595–Gadimbayli, Abdulla2404 | 1-0 | 20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 | 2019 |
| Mica, Marek2306–Stocek, J2595 | ½-½ | Pardubice Test 2020 | 2020 |
| Potkin, V2555–Bimiev, Ahmad2254 | 1-0 | ch-RUS Rapid 2025 | 2025 |
| Miezis, N2580–Ssegwanyi, Arthur2178 | 1-0 | 40th Olympiad Open | 2012 |
| Aronyak, Ghosh2512–Gonzalez Santamartina, J2022 | 1-0 | 23rd Sants Open 2022 | 2022 |
| Stoyanov, Tsvetan2445–Vasile, Matei2090 | 1-0 | Grand Prix Bucharest 2026 | 2026 |
| Gentemann, M2239–Knuedel, Torben2287 | ½-½ | Lower Saxony Championship | 2024 |
| Schekachikhin, Maksim2354–Ozdemir, Serhan Berat2164 | 1-0 | Pamukkale Int. Open 2025 | 2025 |
| Aronyak, Ghosh2486–Monedero Gonzalez, J2002 | 1-0 | 22nd Sant Marti Open 2022 | 2022 |
| Flores, Di2581–Suarez Chavez, Alejandro1907 | 1-0 | III Temuco Open 2026 | 2026 |
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