A38: English, symmetrical, main line with d3

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. d3

English, symmetrical, main line with d3

A38 Sub-variants:

English, symmetrical variation
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6

English, symmetrical, main line with d3
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. d3

English, symmetrical, main line with b3
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. b3

Overview

Games on Database:

1493

Last Played:

Aug 2026

Overall score:

24.5%

48.4%

27.1%

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Played frequently by:

White
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Black
Sandor Farago	8 games
Evarth Kahn	7 games
Ildiko Madl	4 games

Possible continuations:

7... d6

868

24.2 %

53.3 %

22.5 %

7... d5

242

20.7 %

42.1 %

37.2 %

7... a6

145

20 %

45.5 %

34.5 %

7... b6

24 %

46.7 %

29.3 %

7... Rb8

28.4 %

40.3 %

31.3 %

7... e6

37.5 %

28.6 %

33.9 %

7... e5

33.3 %

50 %

16.7 %

7... Re8

58.3 %

33.3 %

7... h6

66.7 %

33.3 %

7... Ne8

100 %