Opening name: Sicilian - English Variation
Opening line: 1. c4 c5 2. e4
Lichess Board
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Winning percentages
White: 305 (23.75%)
Black: 510 (39.72%)
Draws: 469 (36.53%)
Sicilian - Staunton-Cochrane variation (English variation)
2. c4, the purpose here is to restrict Black from the freeing move d5 and bring a bind. The downside is the White is no longer able to support d4 with a pawn.
Engine Evaluation
Depth: 45
Score: 0.0
Best Move: Nc6
PV Line: 1. c4 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Ne2 e5 4. Nbc3 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. g3 h5 7. h4
Historical games for Sicilian - English Variation
| Game | Result | Year |
| Dominguez Perez, L. (2732) vs Anand, V. (2803) | 1/2-1/2 | 2015 |
| Dominguez Perez, L. (2726) vs Vachier Lagrave, M. (2758) | 1/2-1/2 | 2014 |
| Dominguez Perez, L. (2726) vs Wojtaszek, R. (2744) | 1-0 | 2014 |
| Dominguez Perez, L. (2726) vs Gelfand, B. (2743) | 0-1 | 2014 |
| Dominguez Perez, L. (2754) vs Radjabov, T. (2713) | 1-0 | 2013 |
| Dominguez Perez, L. (2732) vs Wojtaszek, R. (2727) | 0-1 | 2016 |
| Dominguez Perez, L. (2732) vs Vallejo Pons, F. (2684) | 1/2-1/2 | 2015 |
| Jobava, Baadur (2715) vs Areshchenko, Alexander (2663) | 1/2-1/2 | 2010 |
| Dominguez Perez, L. (2732) vs Iturrizaga, E. (2641) | 1/2-1/2 | 2015 |
| Dominguez Perez, L. (2732) vs Perunovic, Mil (2622) | 1-0 | 2015 |