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 d6
820 tournament games from this position · White wins 30%, draws 31%, Black wins 39%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a3 | 325 | 34% 33% 33% | 2234 | 2026 |
| Ne1 | 160 | 32% 36% 32% | 2224 | 2026 |
| Rb1 | 133 | 29% 23% 49% | 2138 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 67 | 19% 34% 46% | 2123 | 2026 |
| Bd2 | 66 | 23% 29% 48% | 2130 | 2026 |
| e4 | 31 | 19% 32% 48% | 2023 | 2025 |
| Nd5 | 15 | 20% 40% 40% | 2027 | 2026 |
| e3 | 7 | 14% 14% 71% | 2030 | 2025 |
| Nd2 | 6 | 33% 17% 50% | 2238 | 2022 |
| h3 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2054 | 2023 |
| Nh4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2072 | 2026 |
| Ng5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1814 | 2022 |
| Be3 | 1 | 100% | 1806 | 2023 |
| Re1 | 1 | 100% | 2236 | 2016 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2853–Vachier Lagrave, M2742 | 1-0 | Superbet Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Ding Liren2801–Vachier Lagrave, M2780 | 1-0 | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| 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 |
| Shevchenko, Kirill2655–Moiseenko, A12597 | 1-0 | 90th ch-UKR 2021 | 2021 |
| Kokarev, Dm2624–Ponkratov, P2624 | 0-1 | Russian Cup Final 2014 | 2014 |
| Hamitevici, V2484–Eljanov, P2757 | 0-1 | 32nd ECC Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Caruana, F2766–Bilguun, Sumiya2474 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
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