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English (A36)
1 c4 c5 2 Nc3 Nc6 3 g3

Number of games in database: 3846
Years covered: 1898 to 2023
Overall record:
   White wins 29.4%
   Black wins 27.6%
   Draws 43.0%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Normunds Miezis  53 games
Tomasz Markowski  34 games
Yasser Seirawan  32 games
Andras Adorjan  31 games
Wlodzimierz Schmidt  25 games
Florin Gheorghiu  22 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Petrosian vs Tal, 1963
G Minchev vs K Kolev, 1991
Tartakower vs A Gromer, 1933
Smyslov vs Tal, 1964
Smyslov vs Fischer, 1970
Szabo vs Fischer, 1970
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 page 1 of 154; games 1-25 of 3,846  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Lasker vs H E Norris  ½-½331898Simul, 30bA36 English
2. T H Bumpus vs H Bateman  ½-½41190432nd Oxford - Cambridge Varsity mA36 English
3. C Carls vs A Larsson 1-0431920Gothenburg BA36 English
4. W John vs O Zander  ½-½35192121. DSB KongressA36 English
5. W Hilse vs O Wegemund  0-157192222nd DSB KongressA36 English
6. C Carls vs W Hilse  ½-½29192222nd DSB KongressA36 English
7. W Hilse vs B Moritz  1-063192323. DSB KongressA36 English
8. Reti vs J de Souza Mendes  ½-½511925Torneio Ricardo RetiA36 English
9. C Carls vs S Rosselli del Turco  1-0521925Baden-BadenA36 English
10. C Carls vs J W te Kolste 1-0321925Baden-BadenA36 English
11. Reti vs Janowski 1-0601925MarienbadA36 English
12. Reti vs Rubinstein 0-1401925BreslauA36 English
13. W Hilse vs F Gygli 1-0571928The Hague OlympiadA36 English
14. Duchamp vs F Le Lionnais 0-1481932ParisA36 English
15. Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs V Chekhover  1-0451933LeningradA36 English
16. K Ozols vs M Brakmanis  0-1301933Riga gameA36 English
17. Petrov vs J Rejfir 0-1631933Moravska OstravaA36 English
18. R Pitschak vs Gilg  ½-½301933Moravska OstravaA36 English
19. Tartakower vs A Gromer 1-0661933ParisA36 English
20. A Gromer vs P Cherta Clos  1-0351934SitgesA36 English
21. Gruetzner vs Sukau  0-1411939KoenigsbergA36 English
22. B Milic vs J Feuer  ½-½441945Yugoslav ChampionshipA36 English
23. G Stoltz vs A Hansen  1-0451947AalborgA36 English
24. L Shamaev vs P Dubinin  1-0451949URS-ch sf LeningradA36 English
25. H Heinicke vs J Ehrat  1-0411952SUI-GERA36 English
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English, Symmetrical
1.c4 c5 2.♘c3 ♘c6 3.g3


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Oct-22-14  PhilFeeley: So here's a question for all: If white wants to avoid the Sicilian after playing 1. e4 c5, can s/he not play 2. c4 and transpose to an English (A36). According to the database here, white doesn't really win very much (White wins: 24.9%, Draw: 28.4%, Black wins: 46.6%), but wouldn't the surprise factor be reasonable at the club level?

One interesting game is this:

N Anastasovski vs D Bailey, 2006

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