Chess openings / English Opening
English Opening: Carls-Bremen System
English Opening: Carls-Bremen System (A22) starts 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3. In 1,998 games between strong players, White wins 41%, 16% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 3…Bb4 (34%).
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3
- ECO
- A22
- Games between strong players
- 1,998
- To move
- Black
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3…Bb4 | 34% (688) | English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Smyslov System | |
| 3…d5 | 30% (602) | English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Reversed Dragon | |
| 3…c6 | 17% (348) | English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation | |
| 3…Nc6 | 10% (194) | – | |
| 3…Bc5 | 5% (90) | – | |
| 3…g6 | 1% (22) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6
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: Caro-Kann Defensive System 7,894 games
- English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined 6,917 games
- English Opening: Neo-Catalan 6,861 games
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