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Opening name: Great Snake Variation
Opening line: 1. c4 g6
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Winning percentages

White: 4686 (32.82%)
Black: 4044 (28.32%)
Draws: 5548 (38.86%)

English Opening: Great Snake Variation

A transposing move.

Most popular responses

  • 2. d4 (Queen's Pawn: Modern) Playing the standard Queen's pawn formation controlling the center. Black's options are still many, but likely to be a King's Indian or Grunfeld Defence, but possible is a transposition into the Dutch Defense. Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (25783319 games)

    Engine Evaluation

    Depth: 49
    Score: +0.25
    Best Move: d4
    PV Line: 1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3
    Historical games for Great Snake Variation

    GameResultYear
    Ding Liren (2806) vs Carlsen, M. (2864)1/2-1/22022
    Carlsen, M. (2872) vs Gelfand, B. (2777)1-02014
    Carlsen, Magnus (2861) vs Caruana, Fabiano (2781)1/2-1/22013
    Aronian, L. (2772) vs Carlsen, M. (2870)0-12019
    Svidler, P. (2753) vs Carlsen, M. (2881)0-12014
    Carlsen, Magnus (2823) vs Aronian, Levon (2807)0-12011
    Carlsen, Magnus (2815) vs Aronian, Levon (2808)1/2-1/22011
    Carlsen, M. (2837) vs Ding Liren (2774)1/2-1/22017
    Aronian, Levon (2815) vs Radjabov, Teimour (2793)1/2-1/22012
    Carlsen, M. (2851) vs Li Chao2 (2755)1-02016
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