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English Opening: King's English Variation
Overview
English Opening: King's English Variation is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A20.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
Play reaches this position via 1. c4 e5, after 2 plies of opening development.
It branches immediately from English Opening in the opening tree.
5 named variations grow from this line, including English Opening: Drill Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, Kahiko-Hula Gambit, and others.
Below the direct variations, the full subtree contains 52 documented sub-variations.
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- ECO code
- A20
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 2
- Parent
- English Opening
- Direct variations
- 5
- Total in subtree
- 52
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Statistics from Lichess
28,870,803 games · White 51.4% / Draw 4.8% / Black 43.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 18,508,757 | |
| g3 | 4,841,131 | |
| e3 | 1,934,104 | |
| e4 | 816,309 | |
| d3 | 785,832 | |
| Nf3 | 640,249 | |
| d4 | 398,007 | |
| b3 | 392,805 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:44:57
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Variations (5)
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