A37: English, symmetrical variation

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3

English, symmetrical variation

A37 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 8069
Last Played: Dec 2021
Overall score:
28.2%39.9%31.9%

How to Play the English Opening

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Played frequently by:

White  
Valery A Loginov 34 games
Colin Anderson McNab 31 games
Tomasz Markowski 29 games
Black  
Wlodzimierz Schmidt 18 games
Vlastimil Jansa 17 games
Florin Gheorghiu 17 games

Possible continuations:

5... e6  2305
24 % 43 % 32.9 %
5... d6  2144
27.6 % 38.1 % 34.3 %
5... e5  1670
30.2 % 37.4 % 32.3 %
5... Nf6  1244
35.8 % 41.7 % 22.5 %
5... Nh6  340
24.4 % 39.4 % 36.2 %
5... a6  193
22.3 % 35.2 % 42.5 %
5... b6  110
30.9 % 38.2 % 30.9 %
5... Rb8  26
23.1 % 38.5 % 38.5 %
5... f5  20
45 % 20 % 35 %
5... Nd4  9
22.2 % 55.6 % 22.2 %
5... h5  5
20 % 80 %