A36: English, symmetrical variation

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3

English, symmetrical variation

A36 Sub-variants:

English, symmetrical variation
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3

English, ultra-symmetrical variation
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7

English, symmetrical, Botvinnik system reversed
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 e5

English, symmetrical, Botvinnik system
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e4

Overview

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4759

Last Played:

May 2026

Overall score:

35.8%

38.1%

26.1%

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Normunds Miezis	51 games
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Black
Keith C Arkell	17 games
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Gyozo V Forintos	10 games

Possible continuations:

3... g6

3883

32.7 %

41.1 %

26.2 %

3... Nf6

427

49.4 %

24.6 %

26 %

3... d6

120

45 %

27.5 %

3... e6

112

50 %

22.3 %

27.7 %

3... e5

112

50.9 %

25.9 %

23.2 %

3... b6

52 %

22.4 %

25.5 %

3... a6

33.3 %

66.7 %

3... h5

100 %