Chess openings / English Opening
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation (A22) starts 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6. In 9,235 games between strong players, White wins 37%, 28% are drawn and Black wins 34%; the most played move is 3.Nf3 (71%).
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6
- ECO
- A22
- Games between strong players
- 9,235
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.Nf3 | 71% (6,596) | – | |
| 3.g3 | 20% (1,845) | English Opening: Carls-Bremen System | |
| 3.e3 | 3% (261) | – | |
| 3.e4 | 2% (201) | – | |
| 3.d3 | 2% (196) | – | |
| 3.Qc2 | 1% (48) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3
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: 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
- English Opening: Great Snake Variation 6,474 games
Played the English Opening lately?
Enter your Chess.com or Lichess username: every move of your game labelled from Brilliant to Blunder, and where you left theory. Free, no account.