Chess openings / English Opening
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation (A28) starts 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6. In 6,839 games between strong players, White wins 37%, 31% are drawn and Black wins 32%; the most played move is 4.e4 (45%).
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- ECO
- A28
- Games between strong players
- 6,839
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.e4 | 45% (3,076) | English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation | |
| 4.g3 | 27% (1,822) | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | |
| 4.e3 | 17% (1,154) | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line | |
| 4.d3 | 5% (317) | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Flexible Line | |
| 4.d4 | 4% (276) | – | |
| 4.a3 | 2% (154) | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Korchnoi Line |
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
- English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation 3,103 games
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line 1,881 games
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line 1,287 games
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Flexible Line 408 games
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Korchnoi Line 166 games
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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