Chess openings / English Opening
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Duchamp Variation
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Duchamp Variation (A38) starts 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O c5 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.d3. In 556 games between strong players, White wins 45%, 12% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 7…d6 (37%).
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O c5 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.d3
- ECO
- A38
- Games between strong players
- 556
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7…d6 | 37% (206) | – | |
| 7…d5 | 32% (178) | – | |
| 7…a6 | 13% (74) | – | |
| 7…b6 | 7% (38) | – | |
| 7…e6 | 4% (21) | – | |
| 7…Rb8 | 3% (19) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6
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: 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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