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English (A17)
1 c4 Nf6 2 Nc3 e6

Number of games in database: 1772
Years covered: 1883 to 2013
Overall record:
   White wins 36.7%
   Black wins 20.2%
   Draws 43.1%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Viktor Korchnoi  34 games
Jan Smejkal  32 games
Vladimir Kramnik  31 games
Oleg Romanishin  34 games
Viktor Korchnoi  29 games
Ratmir Kholmov  23 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Stein vs Smyslov, 1972
Zsuzsa Polgar vs Chiburdanidze, 2004
Kramnik vs Karpov, 1997
Kramnik vs Kamsky, 1994
Keres vs Smyslov, 1953
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2001
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 page 1 of 71; games 1-25 of 1,772  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. G MacDonnell vs Gossip  0-127 1883 London (Vizayanagaram)A17 English
2. E Delmar vs Lipschutz 0-161 1889 USA-06.Congress New YorkA17 English
3. A Skipworth vs E MacDonald  ½-½33 1897 CraigsideA17 English
4. Blackburne vs A Hodges ½-½62 1908 10th Anglo-American Cable MatchA17 English
5. Reti vs Von Gottschall  1-032 1925 BreslauA17 English
6. Kupchik vs Marshall  1-035 1926 Lake HopatcongA17 English
7. A Duenmann vs Gilg  ½-½32 1926 DSV KongressA17 English
8. Kmoch vs Alekhine  ½-½37 1927 KecskemetA17 English
9. L Schmitt vs Ahues  0-126 1927 DSB-25.KongressA17 English
10. K Helling vs W Von Holzhausen  ½-½53 1928 It Cafe KoenigA17 English
11. K Helling vs L Steiner  0-150 1928 It Cafe KoenigA17 English
12. Capablanca vs P Soler 1-032 1929 Barcelona Int.Tourn.A17 English
13. J Gudmundsson vs J Van Den Bosch  0-160 1930 Hamburg ol (Men)A17 English
14. Mieses vs B Moritz  1-038 1931 27. DSB KongressA17 English
15. G A Thomas vs Duchamp  1-027 1931 NiceA17 English
16. F Apsenieks vs L Asztalos  1-055 1931 Prague ol (Men)A17 English
17. E Reinhardt vs H Von Hennig ½-½60 1932 Hamburg-Altona GERA17 English
18. H Mueller vs S Rubinstein  1-035 1932 Trebitsch Memorial 15thA17 English
19. Santasiere vs F Reinfeld  ½-½62 1932 MatchA17 English
20. S Beutum vs S Rubinstein  ½-½43 1933 Trebitsch Memorial 16thA17 English
21. F Gygli vs O Bernstein  ½-½71 1934 ZurichA17 English
22. Chekhover vs Lisitsin  ½-½42 1936 Moscow mA17 English
23. E Strehle vs H Max  ½-½18 1936 Munich OlympiadA17 English
24. H Pogorielly vs Y Chernov  1-023 1936 Munich OlympiadA17 English
25. E Gereben vs G Lovas  ½-½42 1936 BudapestA17 English
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-05-03  Smobin420: any good players out there and do you wont to play
Jul-01-03  Dustin J.: Well I play the English so sure e-mail me at illumantieagle06@yahoo.com to setup a game.
Jul-03-03  Benjamin Lau: The setup above often transposes to the Nimzo Indian.
Apr-16-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  WTHarvey: Here are some winning combinations in the English Hedgehog (A17): http://www.wtharvey.com/a17.html What's the best move?
Jan-02-08  lentil: after 3.e4 Bb5?! 4. e5 Black has some poor choices. for example 4... Ng8 5 Qg4 Bf8. Or 4...Bxc3 5 bc (5 dc) Ne4?! 6 Qg4 d5 7 d3 Nxc3 8 Qxg7 Rf8 9 Bg5
Mar-28-08  larsen959: After 3.Cf3 Ab4 it's interesting 4.g4!? h6 5.Tg1 (like the Keres Attack in the SIcilian Scheveningen)
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