Openings/English Opening
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto A38
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. b3
30 tournament games from this position · White wins 33%, draws 20%, Black wins 47%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d5 | 15 | 27% 60% | 2123 | 2025 |
| b6 | 5 | 40% 60% | 2016 | 2019 |
| d6 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 1970 | 2026 |
| e5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2011 | 2024 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 2034 | 2015 |
| Ne4 | 1 | 100% | 2162 | 2022 |
| e6 | 1 | 100% | 1917 | 2019 |
Top games
| Jepson, C2400–Bjerre, Jonas Buhl2648 | 1-0 | ch-DEN Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Vastrukhin, O2343–Grebnev, Aleksey2500 | 0-1 | TOP 28 Rapid GP 2023 | 2023 |
| Kulkarni, Bhakti2372–Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra2374 | 0-1 | 55th Belgrade WGM 2024 | 2024 |
| Zupe, M2246–Podkriznik, G2408 | ½-½ | 29th TCh-SLO National | 2019 |
| Rohith, Krishna S2363–Deshpande, Ani2194 | 1-0 | 9th HD Bank Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Varyemez, Ali2049–Can, Isik2504 | 0-1 | TCh-TUR Super League 2025 | 2025 |
| Kotlowski, T2044–Sipos, I2499 | 0-1 | Pobeskydi FIDE Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Ateka, N2123–Van Rensburg, R2236 | 0-1 | PSS Prestige Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Snigurov, Maxim2251–Francuzov, A2073 | 0-1 | 2nd Buturina Mem 2022 | 2022 |
| Dimitrijevic, A2190–Novikova, M2020 | ½-½ | Mentese WGM 2019 | 2019 |
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