Tree path 4 levels English Opening › Anglo-Indian Defense › King's Knight Variation › English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation
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- English Opening A10
- Anglo-Indian Defense A15
- King's Knight Variation A15
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English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation
Overview
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A35.
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 6 plies and takes 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation, part of the broader English Opening system.
It continues primarily into one named line, English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line.
Together the deeper variations number 2 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- A35
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 6
- Direct variations
- 1
- Total in subtree
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
839,285 games · White 51.5% / Draw 6.8% / Black 41.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| g3 | 345,720 | |
| d4 | 206,170 | |
| e3 | 184,642 | |
| d3 | 42,819 | |
| e4 | 42,541 | |
| b3 | 7,158 | |
| a3 | 6,419 | |
| h3 | 1,600 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:48:30
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