A14: English, Symmetrical, Keres defence

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O c5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nc3 Nc6

English, Symmetrical, Keres defence

A14 Sub-variants:

English, Neo-Catalan declined
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O

English, Symmetrical, Keres defence
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O c5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nc3 Nc6

Overview

Games on Database:

965

Last Played:

Apr 2026

Overall score:

35.8%

47.4%

16.9%

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Played frequently by:

White
Wolfgang Uhlmann	9 games
Viktor Korchnoi	8 games
Lajos Portisch	8 games

Black
Alon Greenfeld	14 games
Vladimir B Tukmakov	14 games
Lucas Brunner	13 games

Possible continuations:

8. d4

636

37.3 %

48 %

14.8 %

8. Nxd5

218

32.6 %

47.2 %

20.2 %

8. d3

33.3 %

47.1 %

19.6 %

8. b3

35.5 %

48.4 %

16.1 %

8. a3

35.7 %

28.6 %

35.7 %

8. e4

60 %

20 %

8. e3

20 %

60 %

20 %

8. Qc2

50 %