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A33: English, symmetrical variation

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nc6

English, symmetrical variation

A33 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 4261
Last Played: Jun 2026
Overall score:
32.4% 44.8% 22.8%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Viktor Korchnoi 42 games
Evgenij Agrest 28 games
Michal Krasenkow 21 games
Black  
Nick E De Firmian 39 games
Maxime Vachier Lagrave 26 games
Krunoslav Hulak 23 games

Possible continuations:

6. g3  1422
36.4 % 41.1 % 22.6 %
6. a3  1086
33 % 46.8 % 20.3 %
6. Ndb5  687
30 % 48.6 % 21.4 %
6. Bf4  282
27 % 58.2 % 14.9 %
6. e3  265
25.3 % 43 % 31.7 %
6. e4  233
31.8 % 38.6 % 29.6 %
6. Bg5  138
28.3 % 50.7 % 21 %
6. Nc2  93
33.3 % 30.1 % 36.6 %
6. Nxc6  45
22.2 % 31.1 % 46.7 %
6. Nb3  6
33.3 % 50 % 16.7 %
6. Nf3  3
33.3 % 66.7 %