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English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian

ECO A25 · 154 games · Black to move

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1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nd5
56% White4% Draw40% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nxd53925.3%
Bc52314.9%
Be7106.5%

A further 82 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 Closed Sicilian 5. Nd5

Other lines in this family

King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA29… 3... d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6111King's English VariationA20…43,073King's English Variation, Reversed SicilianA21… 2. Nc327,232King's English Variation, Two Knights VariationA22… 2. Nc3 Nf612,091King's English Variation, Reversed Closed SicilianA25… 2. Nc3 Nc65,349Carls-Bremen SystemA22… 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g34,912King's English Variation, Four Knights VariationA28… 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc62,556King's English Variation, Three Knights SystemA27… 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf31,891King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov CounterattackA21… 2. Nc3 Bb41,707King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Reversed DragonA22… 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d51,084

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.