A30: 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 system

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:

6487

Last Played:

Jul 2026

Overall score:

33.9%

44.3%

21.8%

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Played frequently by:

White
Lutz Espig	26 games
Ulf Andersson	26 games
Viktor Korchnoi	24 games

Black
Lubomir Ftacnik	74 games
Walter S Browne	42 games
Mikhail Ulibin	39 games

Possible continuations:

7. d4

3074

33.6 %

47.5 %

18.9 %

7. Re1

2088

38.7 %

39.8 %

21.5 %

7. b3

998

26.2 %

48.5 %

25.4 %

7. d3

185

28.6 %

30.3 %

41.1 %

7. e3

85

23.5 %

31.8 %

44.7 %

7. a3

31

32.3 %

25.8 %

41.9 %

7. Qc2

19

52.6 %

36.8 %

7. Rb1

5

20 %

80 %