Chess openings / English Opening
English Opening: Symmetrical, Hedgehog, Flexible Formation
English Opening: Symmetrical, Hedgehog, Flexible Formation (A30) starts 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 a6 10.b3 Nbd7. In 89 games between strong players, White wins 40%, 18% are drawn and Black wins 42%; the most played move is 11.Bb2 (37%).
1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 a6 10.b3 Nbd7
- ECO
- A30
- Games between strong players
- 89
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.Bb2 | 37% (33) | – | |
| 11.e4 | 32% (28) | – | |
| 11.Ba3 | 28% (25) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog Defense 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 c5 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7
More English Opening lines
- English Opening 109,421 games
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- 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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