Openings/English Opening

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation A31

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3

3,271 tournament games from this position · White wins 38%, draws 28%, Black wins 34%

Analyse

Moves

3,271 games
MoveGamesWhite · Draw · BlackElo
cxd42,502
37%
29%
34%
2233
g6441
38%
27%
35%
2111
e6290
41%
27%
33%
2151
b613
54%
15%
31%
2131
d611
45%
36%
18%
1966
d55
40%
60%
2277
b53
33%
33%
33%
1859
Na62
50%
50%
2124
Qc71
100%
2056
a61
100%
2247
Nc61
100%
1861
h61
100%
1776

Top games

Carlsen, M2881–Morozevich, A2731½-½2014
Karjakin, Sergey2769–Caruana, F2808½-½2016
Topalov, V2780–Caruana, F2794½-½2016
Anand, V2783–Vachier Lagrave, M2791½-½2017
So, W2780–Vachier Lagrave, M2779½-½2018
Carlsen, M2881–Iturrizaga, E26531-02014
Erigaisi, Arjun2775–Praggnanandhaa, R27580-12026
Mamedyarov, S2759–Dominguez Perez, L2754½-½2022
Giri, A2769–Svidler, P2741½-½2017
Matlakov, M2714–Giri, A2785½-½2017

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