A27: English, three knights system

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3

English, three knights system

A27 Sub-variants:

English, three knights system
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3

Overview

Games on Database:

4866

Last Played:

Jun 2025

Overall score:

38.7%

31.5%

29.8%

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Played frequently by:

White
Wolfgang Uhlmann	40 games
Colin Anderson McNab	21 games
Dirk Poldauf	16 games

Black
Predrag Nikolic	14 games
Vlastimil Hort	13 games
Ryszard Bernard	12 games

Possible continuations:

3... Nf6

1932

38.8 %

33.2 %

28 %

3... f5

1211

35.3 %

30.7 %

33.9 %

3... g6

1046

37.3 %

32.8 %

29.9 %

3... d6

363

46.3 %

27.5 %

26.2 %

3... Bc5

151

53.6 %

20.5 %

25.8 %

3... Bb4

135

39.3 %

28.9 %

31.9 %

3... Nge7

14

35.7 %

35.7 %

28.6 %

3... Be7

4

75 %

25 %

3... a6

3

33.3 %

66.7 %

3... b6

2

100 %

3... a5

2

100 %