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Opening name: English Defence
Opening line: 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6
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Winning percentages

White: 1347 (32.77%)
Black: 1300 (31.62%)
Draws: 1464 (35.61%)

English Defence

The system of having b6 and e6 was developed by English player P.N. Wallis, and was taken up by several leading English players including Tony Miles and Jon Speelman.



Engine Evaluation

Depth: 45
Score: +0.35
Best Move: e4
PV Line: 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 Bb7 5. Qc2 f5 6. exf5 Nf6 7. a3 Be4

Historical games for English Defence

GameResultYear
Kasparov, Garry (2851) vs Morozevich, Alexander (2748)1/2-1/22000
Mamedyarov, S. (2764) vs Ding Liren (2805)1/2-1/22019
Ding Liren (2805) vs Rapport, R. (2747)1/2-1/22019
Mamedyarov, S. (2765) vs Vachier Lagrave, M. (2775)0-12019
Kramnik, Vladimir (2809) vs Ivanchuk, Vassily (2717)1/2-1/22002
Topalov, Veselin (2780) vs Aronian, Levon (2739)1/2-1/22008
Gelfand, B. (2741) vs Grischuk, A. (2774)0-12015
Aronian, L. (2805) vs Rapport, R. (2707)0-12017
Gelfand, B. (2743) vs Mamedyarov, S. (2765)0-12014
Kramnik, Vladimir (2766) vs Morozevich, Alexander (2741)1/2-1/22007
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