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English Opening: King's English Variation

ECO A21 · 941 games · Black to move

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1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3
52% White6% Draw42% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
f526728.4%
Nf618920.1%
Nc6848.9%
c6758.0%
Be6616.5%
Be7606.4%
c5202.1%
h6111.2%
Bg4101.1%

A further 164 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

English Opening 1. c4English Opening: King's English Variation 1... e5English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian 2. Nc3English Opening: King's English Variation 3. Nf3

Other lines in this family

King's English Variation, Keres DefenseA21… 3. g3 c6218King's English Variation, Reversed SicilianA21…27,232King's English Variation, Two Knights VariationA22… 2... Nf612,091King's English Variation, Reversed Closed SicilianA25… 2... Nc65,349Carls-Bremen SystemA22… 2... Nf6 3. g34,912King's English Variation, Four Knights VariationA28… 2... Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc62,556King's English Variation, Three Knights SystemA27… 2... Nc6 3. Nf31,891King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov CounterattackA21… 2... Bb41,707King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Reversed DragonA22… 2... Nf6 3. g3 d51,084King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Smyslov SystemA22… 2... Nf6 3. g3 Bb41,013

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.