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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: 14752
Last Played: Jun 2026
Overall score:
37.1% 36.8% 26.1%

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  6214
37.5 % 37.5 % 25 %
4. e3  3285
35.8 % 38.3 % 25.9 %
4. d4  1475
37 % 31.4 % 31.6 %
4. e4  1367
38.3 % 32.7 % 29 %
4. d3  1307
36.3 % 38.7 % 25 %
4. a3  1056
38.2 % 39.1 % 22.7 %
4. Qc2  26
46.2 % 34.6 % 19.2 %
4. b3  12
50 % 16.7 % 33.3 %
4. Qa4  6
50 % 33.3 % 16.7 %
4. h3  4
50 % 25 % 25 %