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A21: English, Kramnik-Shirov counterattack

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4

English, Kramnik-Shirov counterattack

A21 Sub-variants:

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Last Played: Jul 2026
Overall score:
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Played frequently by:

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Normunds Miezis 46 games
Wolfgang Uhlmann 21 games
Colin Anderson McNab 17 games
Black  
Ivan Sokolov 26 games
Sergey Volkov 22 games
Romuald Mainka 22 games

Possible continuations:

3. Nd5  1563
34.2 % 35.1 % 30.7 %
3. g3  1056
29.2 % 29.7 % 41.1 %
3. Qc2  459
26.4 % 33.6 % 40.1 %
3. Nf3  323
28.5 % 28.5 % 43 %
3. Qb3  181
38.1 % 30.9 % 30.9 %
3. e4  86
17.4 % 33.7 % 48.8 %
3. e3  84
32.1 % 27.4 % 40.5 %
3. d3  66
25.8 % 36.4 % 37.9 %
3. a3  49
22.4 % 28.6 % 49 %
3. d4  6
33.3 % 16.7 % 50 %
3. Na4  6
50 % 16.7 % 33.3 %
3. Ne4  3
66.7 % 33.3 %