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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation (A34) starts 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3. In 3,530 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 13% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 2…Nc6 (50%).
1.c4 c5 2.Nc3
- ECO
- A34
- Games between strong players
- 3,530
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2…Nc6 | 50% (1,755) | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation | |
| 2…g6 | 23% (794) | – | |
| 2…Nf6 | 19% (659) | – | |
| 2…b6 | 5% (164) | – | |
| 2…e6 | 2% (84) | – | |
| 2…d6 | 2% (52) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from English Opening: Symmetrical Variation 1.c4 c5
More English Opening lines
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- English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense 25,590 games
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- 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: 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
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- English Opening: Neo-Catalan 6,861 games
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