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English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 (A39)
1 c4 c5 2 Nc3 Nc6 3 g3 g6 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nf3 Nf6 6 O-O O-O
7 d4

Number of games in database: 832
Years covered: 1927 to 2023
Overall record:
   White wins 36.7%
   Black wins 17.8%
   Draws 45.6%

Popularity graph, by decade

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Daniel Fridman  5 games
Aleksander Wojtkiewicz  5 games
Nikolai Krogius  5 games
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave  8 games
Jan Smejkal  7 games
Pablo Zarnicki  4 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972
Botvinnik vs Najdorf, 1954
Keene vs A Whiteley, 1968
A Saidy vs Reshevsky, 1969
Lengyel vs Geller, 1965
A Lebovitz vs A Diamant, 2015
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 page 1 of 34; games 1-25 of 832  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Nogues Acuna vs C Carls ½-½631927London OlympiadA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
2. T Bergs vs F Apsenieks 0-13919282nd Reiner Cafe tA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
3. S Takacs vs Yates  1-0431929Hastings 1928/29A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
4. Kostic vs G A Thomas  0-1621930NiceA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
5. P Le Cornu vs C Pilnick  0-143194849th US OpenA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
6. E German vs J Canepa 1-0501951Punta del Este 5152A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
7. H Heinicke vs P Levy  1-0451952Helsinki Olympiad qual-1A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
8. V Skotorenko vs E Stoliar  1-080195313th Ch RSFSRA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
9. D Arnold vs B Malich  0-1531954GDR Junior ChampionshipA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
10. Botvinnik vs Najdorf 1-0411954Amsterdam Olympiad Final-AA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
11. Golombek vs A Matanovic  ½-½191955Klaus Junge MemorialA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
12. A Vyslouzil vs M Betak  1-0641955Czechoslovak Army ChampionshipA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
13. Reshevsky vs D Byrne ½-½12195556th US OpenA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
14. R W Bonham vs L Barden  0-1361955British ChampionshipA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
15. E Dodero vs R A Redolfi  ½-½201955Argentine ChampionshipA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
16. V Kirillov vs A Shagalovich  ½-½451957URS-ch qfA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
17. V Shiyanovsky vs I Pogrebissky  1-0401957Ukrainian ChampionshipA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
18. O Barda vs Malte Lilliestrom  1-0371958Jonkoping SWE 60jubA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
19. S Smiltiner vs H Lehmann  1-0331958Munich Olympiad qual-2A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
20. Forintos vs M Succar 1-0161958Munich Olympiad qual-3A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
21. Panno vs B Malich  1-0311958Munich Olympiad qual-3A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
22. E Varnusz vs I Bilek  ½-½40195814th Hungarian ChampionshipA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
23. V Byvshev vs Gipslis  ½-½161958URS-ch sf TashkentA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
24. J A Seitz vs G Piccinini  0-1721959Reggio Emilia 1958/59A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
25. V Zurakhov vs N Levin  1-0371959Ukrainian ChampionshipA39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-01-04  Knight13: I don't like this kind of Opening. It's unclear what to do.
Oct-01-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: White wants to play d5 and black wants to provoke white into playing d5.
Mar-13-06  blingice: Why are there so many Symmetrical English openings? (I say "so many" because I have seen few other openings that are mirrored).
Mar-26-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  WTHarvey: Here are some puzzles from miniature A39 games: http://www.wtharvey.com/a39.html
Feb-13-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Opening of the Day

English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4
1.c4 c5 2.♘c3 ♘c6 3.g3 g6 4.♗g2 ♗g7 5.♘f3 ♘f6 6.O-O O-O 7.d4


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May-07-13  dit890le: Wow, 41.7% win rate for white.

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