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English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation

ECO A18 · 2,056 games · Black to move

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1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4
52% White5% Draw43% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
d583740.7%
d631115.1%
Bb429614.4%
c521310.4%English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian A19
c6924.5%
Be7653.2%
Nc6422.0%
b6391.9%
e5321.6%
Bc5160.8%

A further 113 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

English Opening 1. c4English Opening: Agincourt Defense 1... e6English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System 2... e6English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation 3. e4

Other lines in this family

Mikenas-Carls VariationA18… 3... d5 4. e5501Mikenas-Carls, SicilianA19… 3... c5371Anglo-Indian Defense, Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation, Nei GambitA19… 3... c5 4. e5 Ng8112Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian FormationA17… 3. Nf3 b687Agincourt DefenseA13…18,531Agincourt DefenseA13… 2. Nf3 d53,866Agincourt DefenseA13… 2. Nf33,476Neo-CatalanA13… 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf61,510Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan DeclinedA14… 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O1,110Neo-Catalan DeclinedA13… 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7962

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.