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English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Flexible Line

ECO A28 · 276 games · Black to move

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1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3
52% White5% Draw43% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Bb49233.3%
d54415.9%
Bc53613.0%

A further 104 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, Two Knights Variation 2... Nf6English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation 3... Nc6English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Flexible Line 4. d3

Other lines in this family

King's English Variation, Four Knights VariationA28…2,556King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA29… 4. g3866Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch VariationA28… 4. e4566King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet LineA28… 4. e3556King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6A29… 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6230King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA29… 4. g3 Bb4223King's English Variation, Two Knights VariationA22…12,091Carls-Bremen SystemA22… 3. g34,912King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Reversed DragonA22… 3. g3 d51,084King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Smyslov SystemA22… 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.