Openings/English Defense
English Defense A40
1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6
3,283 tournament games from this position · White wins 32%, draws 29%, Black wins 39%
Moves
3,283 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e4 | 1,046 | 37% 26% 37% | 2344 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 836 | 29% 26% 45% | 2225 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 749 | 26% 32% 42% | 2270 | 2026 |
| a3 | 585 | 35% 32% 33% | 2344 | 2026 |
| g3 | 40 | 40% 25% 35% | 2282 | 2026 |
| Bf4 | 10 | 40% 30% 30% | 2328 | 2025 |
| d5 | 8 | 38% 25% 38% | 2385 | 2026 |
| e3 | 5 | 40% 60% | 2313 | 2021 |
| f3 | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 2246 | 2026 |
| Qc2 | 1 | 100% | 2099 | 2023 |
Top games
| Mamedyarov, S2764–Ding Liren2805 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Ding Liren2805–Rapport, R2747 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Mamedyarov, S2765–Vachier Lagrave, M2775 | 0-1 | Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 | 2019 |
| Gelfand, B2741–Grischuk, A2774 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Aronian, L2805–Rapport, R2707 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| So, W2745–Firouzja, Alireza2766 | ½-½ | SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Gelfand, B2743–Mamedyarov, S2765 | 0-1 | SportAccord Basque 2014 | 2014 |
| Wojtaszek, R2728–Grischuk, A2764 | ½-½ | Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix | 2019 |
| Najer, E2658–Nakamura, Hi2816 | ½-½ | 31st ECC Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Gelfand, B2748–Jobava, Ba2717 | 0-1 | Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 | 2014 |