Chess openings / English Opening
English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System
English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System (A27) starts 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3. In 2,267 games between strong players, White wins 51%, 11% are drawn and Black wins 39%; the most played move is 3…Nf6 (41%).
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3
- ECO
- A27
- Games between strong players
- 2,267
- 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…Nf6 | 41% (933) | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation | |
| 3…f5 | 22% (505) | – | |
| 3…g6 | 17% (395) | – | |
| 3…Bb4 | 7% (151) | – | |
| 3…d6 | 6% (126) | – | |
| 3…Bc5 | 5% (123) | – |
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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