Openings/English Opening
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 A37
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3
726 tournament games from this position · White wins 32%, draws 34%, Black wins 34%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 467 | 33% 36% 30% | 2157 | 2026 |
| d6 | 244 | 28% 31% 41% | 2212 | 2026 |
| a6 | 8 | 63% 38% | 2141 | 2025 |
| h6 | 4 | 50% 25% 25% | 1956 | 2022 |
| Rb8 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2056 | 2024 |
| d5 | 1 | 100% | 1834 | 2025 |
Top games
| Ding Liren2801–Vachier Lagrave, M2780 | 1-0 | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Radjabov, T2738–Vachier Lagrave, M2758 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Van Wely, L2691–Vachier Lagrave, M2711 | ½-½ | TCh-ESP CECLUB Div Honor 2012 | 2012 |
| Amin, B2709–Areshchenko, A2652 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2018-19 | 2019 |
| Wang Yue2705–Robson, R2628 | 1-0 | Yinzhou Cup CHN-USA | 2013 |
| Ipatov, Alexander2650–Melkumyan, H2653 | 0-1 | St Louis Fall A 2019 | 2019 |
| Lalith, B2529–Wei Yi2732 | 0-1 | 16th Asian Continental | 2017 |
| Kokarev, Dm2624–Ponkratov, P2624 | 0-1 | Russian Cup Final 2014 | 2014 |
| Onischuk, V2563–Matlakov, M2673 | 1-0 | VIII Governor's Cup | 2012 |
| Mchedlishvili, M2604–Parligras, M2616 | 1-0 | 21st European Teams | 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