Openings/English Opening
English Opening: The Whale C20
1. e4 e5 2. c4
146 tournament games from this position · White wins 23%, draws 14%, Black wins 63%
Moves
146 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 57 | 28% 60% | 1919 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 50 | 22% 68% | 2003 | 2025 |
| Bc5 | 23 | 26% 65% | 2004 | 2025 |
| c5 | 6 | 33% 17% 50% | 1893 | 2019 |
| d6 | 6 | 17% 83% | 2019 | 2022 |
| c6 | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 1749 | 2023 |
| g6 | 1 | 100% | 1819 | 2024 |
Top games
| Antipov, M22616–Ovetchkin, R2546 | 0-1 | 71st ch-RUS HL 2018 | 2018 |
| Guglielmi, R2147–Hansen, SuB2597 | 0-1 | CellaVision Cup 2016 | 2016 |
| Kurniawan, Muhamad Agus2316–Cahaya, Satria Duta2386 | 0-1 | Nusantara GM 2025 | 2025 |
| Jimenez, Maykol Yefri2092–Cuenca Jimenez, J2550 | 0-1 | TCh-ESP Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Foisor, C2385–Dragomirescu, An2239 | 0-1 | ch-ROU w 2014 | 2014 |
| Nemeth, Zo2296–Chkhaidze, Ni2311 | 1-0 | FSIM November 2016 | 2016 |
| Kamer, Kayra2354–Torres Sanchez, J2239 | 1-0 | 37th ECC Open 2022 | 2022 |
| Zschischang, M2081–Zatonskih, A2476 | 0-1 | Fraubundesliga 2015-16 | 2016 |
| Nemeth, Zo2303–Havanecz, B2243 | 1-0 | FSIM September 2016 | 2016 |
| Drmic, T2290–Brnas, A2244 | 0-1 | 24th TCh-CRO Div 1b 2015 | 2015 |
English Opening variations
English OpeningA10Anglo-Dutch DefenseA10Anglo-Scandinavian DefenseA10Great Snake VariationA10Jaenisch GambitA10Myers DefenseA10Caro-Kann Defensive SystemA11Agincourt DefenseA13King's English VariationA20Symmetrical VariationA30Anglo-Lithuanian VariationA10Anglo-Indian DefenseA15Anglo-Dutch Defense, Hickmann GambitA10Wade GambitA10Wing GambitA30Achilles-Omega GambitA10Agincourt DefenseA13King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch VariationA20King's English Variation, Reversed SicilianA21Symmetrical VariationA30Symmetrical Variation, Normal VariationA34Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight VariationA15Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight VariationA16Adorjan DefenseA10