Tree path 5 levels English Opening › King's English Variation › Reversed Sicilian › English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian › English Opening: King's English Variation, Troger Defense
- Chess Codex
- English Opening A10
- King's English Variation A20
- Reversed Sicilian A21
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian A25
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English Opening: King's English Variation, Troger Defense
Overview
English Opening: King's English Variation, Troger Defense is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A21.
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 8 plies and takes 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Be6 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian, part of the broader English Opening system.
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- ECO code
- A21
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 8
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Statistics from Lichess
117,004 games · White 51.0% / Draw 5.1% / Black 43.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d3 | 57,314 | |
| b3 | 35,298 | |
| e3 | 7,411 | |
| Nf3 | 6,405 | |
| Nd5 | 5,613 | |
| Qb3 | 1,196 | |
| e4 | 1,170 | |
| Qa4 | 1,004 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:45:25
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