English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian

A21

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3

How it went

2,558 ours · 12,819 masters

White wins 43% Draws 18% Black wins 39%

Continuations

5

English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack A21 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 237 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian A25 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 643 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation A22 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 1,401 English Opening: King's English Variation A21 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 74 English Opening: King's English Variation, Keres Defense A21 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 c6 3

Master games

Svidler, Peter — Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 · 2019
Ding, Liren — Andreikin, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 · 2019
Xu, Yinglun — Ding Liren 0-1 · 2022
Grischuk, Alexander — Bartel, Mateusz 1/2-1/2 · 2014
Kramnik, Vladimir — Svidler, Peter 0-1 · 2008

Games in Spain

Vallejo Pons,F (2711) — Sadhwani,Raunak (2620) 1-0
Anton Guijarro,D (2694) — Greicius,Pijus (2100) 1-0
Povshednyi,Ivan (2244) — Alekseenko,K (2679) 0-1
Quispe Arteaga,Gabriel (2401) — Niemann,Hans Moke (2676) 0-1
Haring,Filip (2449) — Anton Guijarro,D (2672) 1/2-1/2
Suleymanli,Aydin (2609) — Anton Guijarro,D (2670) 1-0
Vakhidov,J (2599) — Anton Guijarro,D (2670) 1/2-1/2
Saric,Iv (2655) — Henderson de La Fuente,Lance (2492) 1-0

This line is also written

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3
1 c4 e5 2 Nc3
c4 e5 Nc3
c4, e5, Nc3