English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian
ECO A21 · 27,232 games · Black to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Nf6 | 10,214 | 37.5% | | English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation A22 |
| Nc6 | 4,942 | 18.1% | | English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian A25 |
| Bc5 | 2,843 | 10.4% | | |
| d6 | 2,805 | 10.3% | | |
| f5 | 2,154 | 7.9% | | |
| Bb4 | 1,707 | 6.3% | | English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack A21 |
| c6 | 1,301 | 4.8% | | |
| c5 | 349 | 1.3% | | |
| g6 | 256 | 0.9% | | |
| a6 | 180 | 0.7% | | |
| d5 | 103 | 0.4% | | |
| b6 | 91 | 0.3% | | |
A further 287 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
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Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.