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A21: English opening

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3

English opening

A21 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 42714
Last Played: May 2026
Overall score:
37.9% 31.1% 31%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Normunds Miezis 204 games
Wolfgang Uhlmann 191 games
Colin Anderson McNab 118 games
Black  
Jan H Timman 62 games
Oleg M Romanishin 59 games
Vassily Smyslov 56 games

Possible continuations:

2... Nf6  20454
38.6 % 31.7 % 29.6 %
2... Nc6  12152
37.9 % 31.2 % 30.9 %
2... Bb4  3858
30.8 % 32.3 % 36.9 %
2... d6  3634
35.6 % 31.5 % 33 %
2... f5  1270
40.1 % 25 % 34.9 %
2... g6  467
44.3 % 25.5 % 30.2 %
2... Bc5  354
60.5 % 15.8 % 23.7 %
2... c5  215
44.7 % 30.7 % 24.7 %
2... c6  187
56.7 % 19.3 % 24.1 %
2... b6  72
63.9 % 15.3 % 20.8 %
2... Ne7  16
31.3 % 37.5 % 31.3 %
2... Be7  15
60 % 26.7 %
2... a6  7
100 %
2... d5  2
100 %
2... Qf6  2
100 %
2... Bd6  2
100 %
2... Qh4  2
100 %
2... f6  2
50 % 50 %