Openings/English Opening
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation, Keres-Parma System A35
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 e6
330 tournament games from this position · White wins 48%, draws 34%, Black wins 18%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bg2 | 321 | 48% 35% 18% | 2246 | 2026 |
| d4 | 8 | 63% 25% | 2360 | 2023 |
| e4 | 1 | 100% | 1998 | 2020 |
Top games
| Vachier Lagrave, M2775–Grischuk, A2766 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Aronian, L2815–Radjabov, T2724 | ½-½ | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Lazavik, Denis2605–Carlsen, M2840 | ½-½ | SpeedChess Final 2025 | 2026 |
| Korobov, A2679–Harikrishna, P2748 | ½-½ | TCh-CZE Extraliga 2019-20 | 2020 |
| Donchenko, Alexa2684–Dominguez Perez, L2739 | 1-0 | World Rapid Team 2023 | 2023 |
| Bu Xiangzhi2684–Yu Yangyi2728 | ½-½ | CHN Team Men 2024 | 2024 |
| Keymer, Vincent2696–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2713 | ½-½ | 85th Tata Steel Masters | 2023 |
| Almasi, Z2689–Adhiban, Baskaran2674 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Anton Guijarro, D2703–Edouard, R2649 | ½-½ | 53rd Biel GMT Rapid 2020 | 2020 |
| Xu, Xiangyu2615–Ding Liren2734 | 1-0 | 15th Nat PRC KO Men | 2025 |
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