A21: English, Smyslov defence

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 Bg4

English, Smyslov defence

A21 Sub-variants:

English opening
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3

English, Troeger defence
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Be6 4. Bg2 Nc6

English, Keres variation
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 c6

English opening
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3

English, Smyslov defence
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 Bg4

English, Kramnik-Shirov counterattack
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4

Overview

Games on Database:

83

Last Played:

Oct 2023

Overall score:

30.1%

37.3%

32.5%

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Played frequently by:

White
Wolfgang Uhlmann	6 games
Johannes Eising	2 games
Tigran V Petrosian	2 games

Black
Vassily Smyslov	6 games
Vlastimil Jansa	4 games
Pavel Blatny	3 games

Possible continuations:

4. d4

40

45 %

30 %

25 %

4. e3

34

14.7 %

52.9 %

32.4 %

4. g3

6

33.3 %

66.7 %

4. d3

2

100 %