Tree path 3 levels English Opening › King's English Variation › Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line
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- English Opening A10
- King's English Variation A20
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line
Overview
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A29.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It begins with 10 plies and takes 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of English Opening: King's English Variation, which itself descends from the root opening English Opening.
It continues primarily into one named line, English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line.
Together the deeper variations number 2 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- A29
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 10
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
100,557 games · White 53.1% / Draw 6.7% / Black 40.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 66,085 | |
| Nc3 | 17,181 | |
| d3 | 11,475 | |
| d4 | 1,560 | |
| e4 | 1,248 | |
| Qa4 | 1,053 | |
| Qb3 | 741 | |
| a3 | 619 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:47:02
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