English Opening: Symmetrical, Hedgehog, Flexible Formation

A30

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7

How it went

4 ours · 217 masters

White wins 50% Draws 0% Black wins 50%

Continuations

This line has no named subvariations in the catalogue. It is a branch end.

Master games

Nakamura, Hikaru — Pantsulaia, Levan 1-0 · 2016
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar — Grigorov, Grigor 1-0 · 2012
Bu, Xiangzhi — Ivanchuk, Vasyl 1/2-1/2 · 2008
Bu Xiangzhi (wh) — Ivanchuk, V. (bl) 1/2-1/2 · 2008
Kramnik, Vladimir — Shirov, Alexei 1/2-1/2 · 1997

Games in Spain

Matamoros Franco,C (2487) — Montero Melendez,R (2288) 1-0
Cabrera Trujillo, Jorge Juan (2285) — Garcia Padron, Jose (2335) 0-1
Vila Dupla,A (2030) — Gritsenko,N (2309) 0-1
Vila Dupla,A (2042) — Matlak,Oleksandr (2235) 1-0

This line is also written

1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 a6 10.b3 Nbd7
1 c4 e6 2 Nf3 c5 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 g3 b6 5 Bg2 Bb7 6 O-O Be7 7 d4 cxd4 8 Qxd4 d6 9 Rd1 a6 10 b3 Nbd7
c4 e6 Nf3 c5 Nc3 Nf6 g3 b6 Bg2 Bb7 O-O Be7 d4 cxd4 Qxd4 d6 Rd1 a6 b3 Nbd7
c4, e6, Nf3, c5, Nc3, Nf6, g3, b6, Bg2, Bb7, O-O, Be7, d4, cxd4, Qxd4, d6, Rd1, a6, b3, Nbd7