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English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation
Overview
English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as 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.
It is reached after 3 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. c4 e5 2. Nf3.
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, Nimzowitsch-Flohr Variation.
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- ECO code
- A20
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 3
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
699,135 games · White 51.8% / Draw 4.8% / Black 43.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 333,240 | |
| e4 | 133,816 | |
| d6 | 127,273 | |
| Nf6 | 46,704 | |
| Bc5 | 25,378 | |
| f5 | 6,630 | |
| Qf6 | 5,854 | |
| f6 | 4,328 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:45:03
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