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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation

ECO A34 · 121 games · White to move

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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nc7
48% White5% Draw47% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
O-O10385.1%

A further 18 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, Rubinstein Variation 6... Nc7

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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.