Tree path 5 levels English Opening › Anglo-Indian Defense › King's Knight Variation › English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation › English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line
- Chess Codex
- English Opening A10
- Anglo-Indian Defense A15
- King's Knight Variation A15
- English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation A35
- English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line A38 you are here
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line
Overview
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7, after 10 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation, part of the broader English Opening system.
It continues primarily into one named line, English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation.
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- ECO code
- A38
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 10
- Direct variations
- 1
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Statistics from Lichess
673,395 games · White 50.8% / Draw 7.0% / Black 42.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 493,873 | |
| d4 | 77,126 | |
| d3 | 51,193 | |
| e3 | 23,711 | |
| e4 | 7,453 | |
| b3 | 6,842 | |
| a3 | 6,616 | |
| Rb1 | 2,790 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:11:10
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