Chess openings / English Opening
English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation
English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation (A25) starts 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7. In 889 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 12% are drawn and Black wins 44%; the most played move is 5.e3 (29%).
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7
- ECO
- A25
- Games between strong players
- 889
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.e3 | 29% (258) | – | |
| 5.d3 | 29% (257) | English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System | |
| 5.e4 | 15% (132) | – | |
| 5.Nf3 | 14% (121) | – | |
| 5.Rb1 | 11% (96) | English Opening: King's English Variation, Hungarian Attack | |
| 5.h4 | 1% (11) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6
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: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined 6,917 games
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