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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System

ECO A36 · 548 games · Black to move

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1. c4 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2
53% White7% Draw40% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
d617632.1%
e616530.1%
Nf67012.8%
e5549.9%

A further 83 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

English Opening 1. c4English Opening: Symmetrical Variation 1... c5Sicilian Defense: Staunton-Cochrane Variation 2. c4English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System 5. Bg2

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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.