Chess openings / English Opening
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Keres Defense
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Keres Defense (A14) starts 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O c5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Nc3 Nc6. In 81 games between strong players, White wins 51%, 19% are drawn and Black wins 29%; the most played move is 8.d4 (53%).
1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O c5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Nc3 Nc6
- ECO
- A14
- Games between strong players
- 81
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.d4 | 53% (43) | – | |
| 8.Nxd5 | 20% (16) | – | |
| 8.d3 | 12% (10) | – | |
| 8.b3 | 11% (9) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O
More English Opening lines
- English Opening 109,421 games
- English Opening: King's English Variation 29,627 games
- English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation 28,079 games
- English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense 25,590 games
- English Opening: Agincourt Defense 20,221 games
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian 13,996 games
- English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation 12,875 games
- English Opening: Symmetrical Variation 11,089 games
- English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation 10,535 games
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation 9,235 games
- English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System 7,894 games
- English Opening: Neo-Catalan 6,861 games
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