Tree path 5 levels English Opening › Anglo-Indian Defense › King's Knight Variation › English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation › English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Duchamp Variation
- Chess Codex
- English Opening A10
- Anglo-Indian Defense A15
- King's Knight Variation A15
- English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation A15
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Duchamp Variation
Overview
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Duchamp Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A38.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
The line arises from 13 plies — specifically the moves 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d3.
It is a variation of English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation, which itself descends from the root opening English Opening.
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- ECO code
- A38
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 13
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Statistics from Lichess
320,918 games · White 48.3% / Draw 7.0% / Black 44.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d6 | 143,856 | |
| d5 | 61,613 | |
| e6 | 44,185 | |
| a6 | 25,048 | |
| b6 | 17,250 | |
| Rb8 | 10,144 | |
| e5 | 9,612 | |
| Re8 | 3,030 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:45:48
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