Tree path 4 levels English Opening › King's English Variation › Reversed Sicilian › English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian
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- English Opening A10
- King's English Variation A20
- Reversed Sicilian A21
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian
Overview
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A25.
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 4 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6.
It is a variation of English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian, which itself descends from the root opening English Opening.
It branches into 4 notable variations — English Opening: Closed, Taimanov Variation, English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation, English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System, and others.
In total, the branch covers 10 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- A25
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 4
- Direct variations
- 4
- Total in subtree
- 10
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Statistics from Lichess
3,463,354 games · White 50.5% / Draw 5.1% / Black 44.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| g3 | 1,430,588 | |
| Nf3 | 917,606 | |
| e3 | 396,471 | |
| e4 | 319,209 | |
| d3 | 288,203 | |
| a3 | 50,442 | |
| b3 | 30,894 | |
| d4 | 6,710 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:46:16
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Variations (4)
Show all 10 sub-variations (full subtree)
- A25 English Opening: Closed, Taimanov Variation 10-ply
- A25 English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation 8-ply
- A27 English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System 5-ply
- A21 English Opening: King's English Variation, Troger Defense 8-ply
- A25 English Opening: Closed, Taimanov Variation 12-ply
- A25 English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation 12-ply
- A25 English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System 9-ply
- A25 English Opening: King's English Variation, Hungarian Attack 9-ply
- A26 Full Symmetry 10-ply
- A26 English Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik System 11-ply