English Opening: Great Snake Variation
ECO A10 · 8,683 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
| Nc3 | 4,884 | 56.2% | | |
| g3 | 1,330 | 15.3% | | |
| d4 | 1,189 | 13.7% | | |
| e3 | 442 | 5.1% | | |
| Nf3 | 348 | 4.0% | | |
| d3 | 158 | 1.8% | | |
| e4 | 150 | 1.7% | | |
| b3 | 78 | 0.9% | | |
| h4 | 42 | 0.5% | | |
| Qc2 | 18 | 0.2% | | |
A further 44 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
English OpeningA10…157,291King's English VariationA20… 1... e543,073Anglo-Indian DefenseA15… 1... Nf631,845King's English Variation, Reversed SicilianA21… 1... e5 2. Nc327,232Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight VariationA16… 1... Nf6 2. Nc319,039Agincourt DefenseA13… 1... e618,531Symmetrical VariationA30… 1... c518,287King's English Variation, Two Knights VariationA22… 1... e5 2. Nc3 Nf612,091Caro-Kann Defensive SystemA11… 1... c611,406Symmetrical Variation, Normal VariationA34… 1... c5 2. Nc310,681
All 90 lines in the family
Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.