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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line

ECO A38 · 634 games · White to move

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1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7
47% White9% Draw44% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
O-O45872.2%
e3152.4%
d3111.7%

A further 150 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

English Opening 1. c4English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense 1... Nf6English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation 2. Nf3English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation 3. Nf3English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation 3... Nc6English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line 5... Bg7

Other lines in this family

Symmetrical Variation, Mecking VariationA39… 6. O-O O-O 7. d4150Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight VariationA15…9,387Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian FormationA15… 2... g63,635Anglo-Indian Defense, Scandinavian DefenseA15… 2... d51,333Anglo-Indian Defense, Old Indian FormationA15… 2... d6862Anglo-Indian Defense, Scandinavian Defense, Exchange VariationA15… 2... d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5636Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian FormationA15… 2... b6276Anglo-Indian DefenseA15…31,845Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight VariationA16… 2. Nc319,039Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog SystemA17… 2. Nc3 e66,531

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.