A28: English, four knights system

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6

English, four knights system

A28 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 13769
Last Played: May 2023
Overall score:
37.5%36.3%26.2%

How to Play the English Opening

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Played frequently by:

White  
Wolfgang Uhlmann 110 games
Viktor Korchnoi 57 games
Klaus Bischoff 56 games
Black  
Oleg M Romanishin 52 games
Anatoly Karpov 42 games
Jan H Timman 39 games

Possible continuations:

4. g3  5861
37.9 % 37 % 25.2 %
4. e3  3036
36.3 % 37.5 % 26.2 %
4. d4  1449
36.9 % 31.4 % 31.7 %
4. d3  1207
35.5 % 38.8 % 25.7 %
4. e4  1166
40.7 % 31 % 28.4 %
4. a3  1017
37.7 % 39.8 % 22.5 %
4. Qc2  13
61.5 % 30.8 %
4. b3  12
50 % 16.7 % 33.3 %
4. Qa4  6
50 % 33.3 % 16.7 %
4. h3  2
100 %