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English, Symmetrical (A33)
1 c4 c5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 e6 5 Nc3 Nc6

Number of games in database: 867
Years covered: 1922 to 2009
Overall record:
   White wins 31.6%
   Black wins 20.0%
   Draws 48.4%

Popularity graph, by decade

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Viktor Korchnoi  42 games
Andras Adorjan  14 games
Ulf Andersson  14 games
Nick DeFirmian  29 games
Svetozar Gligoric  15 games
Lev Polugaevsky  13 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Korchnoi vs Portisch, 1983
Kramnik vs Anand, 1994
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1988
Saidy vs Fischer, 1964
Suba vs Portisch, 1984
Reshevsky vs Fischer, 1963
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 page 1 of 35; games 1-25 of 867  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Alekhine vs Allies 1-040 1922 Berlin exgA33 English, Symmetrical
2. Capablanca vs Santasiere 1-033 1922 New York (USA)A33 English, Symmetrical
3. Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch 1-044 1923 KarlsbadA33 English, Symmetrical
4. Kupchik vs O Chajes  1-029 1923 9th American Chess CongressA33 English, Symmetrical
5. Kupchik vs M C Palmer  0-151 1925 Western Championship (open)A33 English, Symmetrical
6. Gruenfeld vs Yates  ½-½20 1927 fin-BA33 English, Symmetrical
7. Samisch vs W Schoenmann  ½-½46 1927 25. DSB KongressA33 English, Symmetrical
8. A Teller vs Tartakower 0-124 1927 Hastings 2627A33 English, Symmetrical
9. Rubinstein vs T Regedzinski  1-036 1927 POL-chA33 English, Symmetrical
10. P Rethy vs Foltys  0-160 1941 Munich GERA33 English, Symmetrical
11. Sajtar vs F Vasicek  1-032 1943 ZlinA33 English, Symmetrical
12. Petrosian vs Zeinalli 1-020 1945 Leningrad (Russia)A33 English, Symmetrical
13. De Ronde vs M Czerniak  0-140 1945 Buenos Aires CirculoA33 English, Symmetrical
14. Foltys vs Pirc  ½-½19 1950 AmsterdamA33 English, Symmetrical
15. Alatortsev vs N Kopilov  1-057 1950 URS-ch sfA33 English, Symmetrical
16. H Platz vs Geller 0-133 1952 BudapestA33 English, Symmetrical
17. J A Fred vs Geller  0-137 1952 Helsinki ol fA33 English, Symmetrical
18. Bisguier vs Petrosian 0-142 1954 New York (USA)A33 English, Symmetrical
19. M Pavey vs Keres 0-157 1954 New York US-SU (19.06.54)A33 English, Symmetrical
20. Morcken vs Larsen  0-129 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) fin-BA33 English, Symmetrical
21. Schmid vs G Philippe  1-033 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) pre-IVA33 English, Symmetrical
22. Taimanov vs Geller  1-044 1955 Moscow ch-SUA33 English, Symmetrical
23. Averbakh vs V Mikenas  ½-½24 1955 URS-ch22 Moscow ,URSA33 English, Symmetrical
24. Smyslov vs V Mikenas 1-064 1955 Soviet chA33 English, Symmetrical
25. Furman vs Petrosian  ½-½44 1955 Ch URSA33 English, Symmetrical
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-08-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  Knight13: Sicilian can also transpose to this position. It happend to me once.

I like this opening as White much better than Black.

Aug-20-08   siggemannen: I love this opening as White. Generally I put the bishop on g2, and try to exploit eventual weakness on b6, after Black plays a6. Another idea is to try to get in c5 for White later on.
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