Opening name: English Opening - Symmetrical Variation
Opening line: 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3
Lichess Board
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Winning percentages
White: 1775 (30.98%)
Black: 1430 (24.96%)
Draws: 2525 (44.07%)
English Opening - Symmetrical Variation
2. Nc3
2...g6 equalizes after 3. g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 or 3.e3 Nf6 4. d4 Bg7 or 4...cxd4 5.exd4 Bg7.
Most popular responses
2...Nc6 (English Opening - Symmetrical Variation) This move is not good because after 3. Nf3 g6 4.e3 Bg7 5. d4, White stands better, ready to push d5. Better is 2...g6, stopping this. Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (6517151 games)
Engine Evaluation
Depth: 58
Score: +0.19
Best Move: Nf6
PV Line: 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 e6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2
Historical games for English Opening - Symmetrical Variation
| Game | Result | Year |
| Carlsen, M. (2855) vs Giri, A. (2777) | 1/2-1/2 | 2021 |
| Giri, A. (2771) vs So, W. (2812) | 1/2-1/2 | 2017 |
| Carlsen, Magnus (2863) vs Xiong, Jeffery (2709) | 1-0 | 2020 |
| Aronian, L.. (2781) vs Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2784) | 1/2-1/2 | 2020 |
| Aronian, L.. (2781) vs Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2784) | 0-1 | 2020 |
| Aronian, L.. (2781) vs Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2784) | 0-1 | 2020 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir (2803) vs Gelfand, Boris (2755) | 1/2-1/2 | 2013 |
| Grischuk, A. (2766) vs So, W. (2778) | 1/2-1/2 | 2018 |
| Grischuk, A. (2792) vs Giri, A. (2752) | 1/2-1/2 | 2014 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I. (2751) vs Anand, V. (2786) | 1-0 | 2017 |