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English Opening: King's English Variation, Keres Defense

ECO A21 · 218 games · White to move

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1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 c6
51% White3% Draw46% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Bg220895.4%

A further 10 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, Keres Defense 3... c6

Other lines in this family

King's English VariationA21… 3. Nf3941King'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.