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English (A17)
1 c4 Nf6 2 Nc3 e6

Number of games in database: 3970
Years covered: 1883 to 2025
Overall record:
   White wins 37.8%
   Black wins 22.5%
   Draws 39.7%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Lubomir Ftacnik  38 games
Wolfgang Uhlmann  35 games
Viktor Korchnoi  33 games
Oleg Romanishin  39 games
Viktor Korchnoi  31 games
Eduardas Rozentalis  29 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Stein vs Smyslov, 1972
Smyslov vs P Trifunovic, 1955
Tal vs Van der Wiel, 1982
Keres vs Smyslov, 1953
Kramnik vs Kamsky, 1994
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2001
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 page 1 of 159; games 1-25 of 3,970  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. G MacDonnell vs Gossip  0-1271883Vizayanagaram, LondonA17 English
2. E Delmar vs Lipschutz 0-16118896th American Chess Congress, New YorkA17 English
3. A Skipworth vs E MacDonald ½-½331897Craigside Amateur CongressA17 English
4. A Skipworth vs G Bellingham  0-1501897Craigside Amateur CongressA17 English
5. Blackburne vs A B Hodges ½-½62190810th Anglo-American Cable MatchA17 English
6. E B Heal vs R Black  1-0491916Brooklyn CC chA17 English
7. Z Vecsey vs L Miliani  ½-½361923TriesteA17 English
8. Reti vs von Gottschall 1-0321925BreslauA17 English
9. S T Sharp / E S Jackson / J Levin vs Maroczy 1-0151925Consultation gameA17 English
10. A Duenmann vs Gilg  ½-½321926DSV KongressA17 English
11. Kupchik vs Marshall  1-0351926Lake HopatcongA17 English
12. Kmoch vs Alekhine  ½-½371927KecskemetA17 English
13. L Schmitt vs C Ahues  0-126192725. DSB KongressA17 English
14. S Beutum vs E Glass  1-0371928ViennaA17 English
15. B Rasmusson vs A M Erichsen  1-0351928Nordic Congress, OsloA17 English
16. K Helling vs W Von Holzhausen  ½-½531928Berlin Cafe KoenigA17 English
17. K Helling vs L Steiner  0-1501928Berlin Cafe KoenigA17 English
18. Capablanca vs P Soler 1-0321929BarcelonaA17 English
19. J Gudmundsson vs J van den Bosch 0-1601930Hamburg OlympiadA17 English
20. A Nogues Acuna vs J M Cristia  1-0481931Buenos AiresA17 English
21. G Thomas vs Duchamp  1-0271931NiceA17 English
22. J Mieses vs B Moritz  1-038193127th German Chess Federation CongressA17 English
23. F Apsenieks vs L Asztalos  1-0551931Prague OlympiadA17 English
24. G Kurdjukov vs M Grencarski  1-0191931Yugoslav Amateur ChampionshipA17 English
25. Santasiere vs F Reinfeld  ½-½621932Santasiere-Reinfeld MatchA17 English
 page 1 of 159; games 1-25 of 3,970  PGN Download
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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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