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English Defense

ECO A40 · 3,103 games · White to move

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1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6
50% White4% Draw46% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nc31,91061.6%
Nf350416.2%
e431710.2%
e31123.6%
a31043.4%
g3361.2%
Bf4240.8%
f3190.6%

A further 77 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

Queen's Pawn Game 1. d4Horwitz Defense 1... e6English Defense 2... b6

Other lines in this family

English DefenseA40… 1... b618,452

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.