A30: English, symmetrical, hedgehog, flexible formation

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7

English, symmetrical, hedgehog, flexible formation

A30 Sub-variants:

English, symmetrical variation
1. c4 c5

English, symmetrical, hedgehog system
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7

English, symmetrical, hedgehog, flexible formation
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7

Overview

Games on Database:

619

Last Played:

Jul 2026

Overall score:

27%

52.2%

20.8%

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Played frequently by:

White
Lutz Espig	12 games
Jiri Lechtynsky	8 games
Franz Hoelzl	7 games

Black
Walter S Browne	9 games
Lubomir Ftacnik	8 games
Attila Schneider	7 games

Possible continuations:

11. e4

335

26.6 %

54.3 %

19.1 %

11. Bb2

200

27 %

52 %

21 %

11. Ba3

42

26.2 %

38.1 %

35.7 %

11. Ng5

25

32 %

44 %

24 %

11. Qe3

10

30 %

50 %

20 %

11. Bg5

3

100 %

11. h3

2

100 %