English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
ECO A21 · 1,707 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Nd5 | 425 | 24.9% | | |
| g3 | 416 | 24.4% | | |
| Nf3 | 167 | 9.8% | | |
| e4 | 134 | 7.9% | | |
| Qc2 | 128 | 7.5% | | |
| e3 | 126 | 7.4% | | |
| d3 | 115 | 6.7% | | |
| Qb3 | 94 | 5.5% | | |
| a3 | 75 | 4.4% | | |
A further 27 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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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.