Chess openings / English Opening
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Geller Variation
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Geller Variation (A33) starts 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 c5 4.d4 Nc6 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Qb6. In 258 games between strong players, White wins 41%, 16% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 7.Nb3 (58%).
1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 c5 4.d4 Nc6 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Qb6
- ECO
- A33
- Games between strong players
- 258
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.Nb3 | 58% (149) | – | |
| 7.Ndb5 | 32% (82) | – | |
| 7.Nc2 | 5% (13) | – | |
| 7.Nxc6 | 3% (8) | – | |
| 7.e3 | 1% (3) | – | |
| 7.Nf3 | 1% (3) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from English Opening: Agincourt Defense 1.c4 e6
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: 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
- English Opening: Neo-Catalan 6,861 games
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