A18: English, Mikenas-Carls variation

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4

English, Mikenas-Carls variation

A18 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 5018
Last Played: May 2023
Overall score:
46%30.6%23.5%

How to Play the English Opening

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Played frequently by:

White  
Normunds Miezis 31 games
Viktor Korchnoi 22 games
Davor Ramesa 17 games
Black  
Hikaru Nakamura 14 games
Tomas Petrik 13 games
Eduardas Rozentalis 13 games

Possible continuations:

3... d5  2732
44.4 % 33.9 % 21.7 %
3... c5  1175
38.4 % 33.7 % 27.9 %
3... d6  543
56.7 % 20.4 % 22.8 %
3... Nc6  209
53.1 % 18.2 % 28.7 %
3... Bb4  186
69.9 % 16.7 %
3... e5  128
47.7 % 26.6 % 25.8 %
3... b6  16
75 %
3... c6  14
64.3 % 28.6 %
3... Be7  5
80 % 20 %
3... g6  3
100 %
3... Bc5  2
50 % 50 %