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English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System

ECO A27 · 1,891 games · Black to move

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1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3
52% White5% Draw43% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nf663433.5%English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation A28
Bc537419.8%
f525813.6%
d621011.1%
Bb41397.4%
g6975.1%
a6432.3%
Nge7100.5%

A further 126 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... Nc6English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System 3. Nf3

Other lines in this family

King's English Variation, Reversed Closed SicilianA25…5,349King'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.