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Opening name: English Opening
Opening line: 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3
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Winning percentages

White: 2784 (36.34%)
Black: 1622 (21.17%)
Draws: 3255 (42.49%)


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  • 2...d5 (Queen's Gambit Declined) Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (5114375 games)


    Engine Evaluation

    Depth: 37
    Score: +0.21
    Best Move: d5
    PV Line: 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4

    Historical games for English Opening

    GameResultYear
    Carlsen, M. (2851) vs Kramnik, Vladimir (2801)1-02016
    Aronian, L. (2777) vs Carlsen, M. (2865)1/2-1/22015
    Kasparov, Garry (2838) vs Kramnik, Vladimir (2802)1/2-1/22001
    Carlsen, Magnus (2835) vs Aronian, Levon (2805)1-02012
    Carlsen, M. (2845) vs Mamedyarov, S. (2790)1/2-1/22019
    Caruana, F. (2808) vs So, W. (2812)1-02017
    Grischuk, A. (2764) vs Carlsen, M. (2856)1/2-1/22021
    So, W. (2812) vs Kramnik, V. (2808)1/2-1/22017
    Carlsen, M. (2861) vs So, W. (2754)1-02019
    Carlsen, M. (2842) vs Karjakin, Sergey (2773)1-02018
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