A39: English, symmetrical, main line with d4

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. d4

English, symmetrical, main line with d4

A39 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 3214
Last Played: Jan 2022
Overall score:
38.7%41.1%20.2%

How to Play the English Opening

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Played frequently by:

White  
Christian Seel 10 games
Zoltan Ribli 9 games
Levan Pantsulaia 9 games
Black  
Jan Smejkal 13 games
Alexei Fedorov 12 games
Svetozar Gligoric 10 games

Possible continuations:

7... cxd4  2465
40.1 % 40.6 % 19.2 %
7... d6  674
32.9 % 43.8 % 23.3 %
7... d5  40
45 % 37.5 % 17.5 %
7... Nxd4  20
25 % 40 % 35 %
7... b6  7
71.4 % 28.6 %
7... a6  5
60 % 20 % 20 %