ECO A38: English Opening
ECO A38 is part of volume A — Flank Openings.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 3 named lines under it.
The shortest is English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line:
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7.
That position has come up in 673,395 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 50.8%, 7.0% were drawn and Black won 42.2%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 |
10 |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Double Fianchetto | 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 |
13 |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Duchamp Variation | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d3 |
13 |