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

ECO A25 · 5,349 games · White to move

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1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6
51% White6% Draw43% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
g32,22041.5%
Nf31,40026.2%English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System A27
e359911.2%
e45149.6%
d34488.4%
a3871.6%
b3270.5%

A further 54 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, Reversed Closed Sicilian 2... Nc6

Other lines in this family

King's English Variation, Three Knights SystemA27… 3. Nf31,891King's English Variation, Taimanov VariationA25… 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7256King's English Variation, Troger DefenseA21… 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Be6122King's English Variation, Reversed SicilianA21…27,232King's English Variation, Two Knights VariationA22… 2... Nf612,091Carls-Bremen SystemA22… 2... Nf6 3. g34,912King's English Variation, Four Knights VariationA28… 2... Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc62,556King'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.