Caissa Codex
A29

English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7

Chess diagram: English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 after 6…O-O

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Statistics from Lichess

71,292 games: White 51.2% / Draw 6.0% / Black 42.8%

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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 30, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.26 The position is about equal

Best play: 7. e4 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nd4 10. O-O Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 c6

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

Overview

English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 (ECO A29, Flank Openings) is a variation of the English Opening: Carls-Bremen System, reached after 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O (6 moves).

In 71,292 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 51.2%, Black 42.8% and 6.0% were drawn. White's most played move here is 7. O-O, in 83% of those games.

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Other lines from the same position

Instead of 3…Nc6 4. Bg2 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O, the position after English Opening: Carls-Bremen System also goes on to:

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Caissa Codex. “English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6, Be7 (A29)”. Lichess data as of 30 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/english-opening-kings-english-variation-four-knights-variation-fianchetto-line-with-d6-be7

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