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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation

ECO A35 · 1,285 games · White to move

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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6
49% White9% Draw42% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
g349738.7%
d428922.5%
e328922.5%
e4282.2%
d3110.9%

A further 171 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

English Opening 1. c4English Opening: Symmetrical Variation 1... c5English Opening: Symmetrical Variation 2. Nf3English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation 3. Nf3English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation 3... Nc6

Other lines in this family

Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation, Keres-Parma SystemA35… 4. g3 e6117Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein VariationA34… 3... d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nc7121Symmetrical VariationA30…5,989Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto VariationA37… 2... Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3205Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto VariationA37… 2... Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. Nc386Symmetrical VariationA30…18,287Symmetrical Variation, Normal VariationA34… 2. Nc310,681Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights VariationA35… 2. Nc3 Nc65,949Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto VariationA36… 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g32,798Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical VariationA36… 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc61,989

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.