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Reference position · Black to move

A36 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation

A36 holds four named lines, all under the name English Opening. It leaves A35 (English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation) with 3.g3. None of its four lines contains a capture. That final move, by the g-pawn, covers f4 and h4 and opens a line for the bishop on f1.

Score sheet
#WhiteBlack
1c4c5
2Nc3Nc6
3g3

Lines filed under A36

All four share the start 1.c4 c5 and then split three ways at White’s move 2.

NameAfter the shared startPlies
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g35
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical Variation2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc68
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System2.e4 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg29
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with e32.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.e3 e510

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical Variation

  1. 2.g3 The g-pawn advances to g3, covering f4 and h4, opening a line for the bishop on f1.
  2. 2...g6 The g-pawn advances to g6, covering f5 and h5, opening a line for the bishop on f8.
  3. 3.Bg2 The bishop leaves f1 for g2, guarding the rook on h1.
  4. 3...Bg7 The bishop leaves f8 for g7, guarding the rook on h8.
  5. 4.Nc3 The knight leaves b1 for c3, opening a line for the rook on a1.

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System

  1. 2.e4 The e-pawn advances two squares to e4, covering d5 and f5, opening a line for the queen on d1 and the bishop on f1.
  2. 2...Nc6 The knight leaves b8 for c6, opening a line for the rook on a8.
  3. 3.Nc3 The knight leaves b1 for c3, opening a line for the rook on a1, guarding the pawn on e4.
  4. 3...g6 The g-pawn advances to g6, covering f5 and h5, opening a line for the bishop on f8.
  5. 4.g3 The g-pawn advances to g3, covering f4 and h4, opening a line for the bishop on f1.

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with e3

  1. 2.Nc3 The knight leaves b1 for c3, opening a line for the rook on a1.
  2. 2...Nc6 The knight leaves b8 for c6, opening a line for the rook on a8.
  3. 3.g3 The g-pawn advances to g3, covering f4 and h4, opening a line for the bishop on f1.
  4. 3...g6 The g-pawn advances to g6, covering f5 and h5, opening a line for the bishop on f8.
  5. 4.Bg2 The bishop leaves f1 for g2, guarding the rook on h1, attacking the knight on c6.

The road to A36

  1. 1.c4 … 1...c5two earlier stops: A10, A30
  2. 2.Nc3A34 Normal Variation
  3. 2...Nc6A35 Two Knights Variation
  4. 3.g3A36

The position after 3.g3

White has brought out the knight on c3; Black the knight on c6. Black is to move and has 25 legal moves.

WhiteBlackMaterial (pawn units)3939Minor pieces developed11Moves spent on pawns21Pawns on d4, e4, d5, e500Squares attacked in the other half22not castlednot castled

Codes that branch off from A36

The reference lines of one other code leave A36 from the position after 4...Nc6, each with its own moves.

CodeMovesReference line
A375.Nf3English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation

Closest boards in other codes

CodeLineDiffers on
A34English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variationfour squares: g2, g3, c6, b8
B24Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variationfour squares: c2, e2, c4, e4
A25English Opening: King’s English Variation, Reversed Closed Siciliansix squares: g2, g3, c5, e5, c7, e7
A30English Opening: Symmetrical Variationsix squares: b1, g2, c3, g3, c6, b8
A11English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive Systemseven squares: b1, g2, c3, g3, c5, c6, b8
A23English Opening: King’s English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variationseven squares: c5, e5, c6, f6, e7, b8, g8
A00Van Geet Openingeight squares: c2, g2, g3, c4, c5, c6, c7, b8

Where lines continue from here

Eight named lines filed under other codes pass through the position after 3.g3. Besides the codes above, they belong to A38.

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