A20: English, Nimzovich variation

1. c4 e5 2. Nf3

English, Nimzovich variation

A20 Sub-variants:

English opening
1. c4 e5

English, Nimzovich variation
1. c4 e5 2. Nf3

English, Nimzovich, Flohr variation
1. c4 e5 2. Nf3 e4

Overview

Games on Database:

727

Last Played:

Jun 2025

Overall score:

38.1%

30.7%

31.2%

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Played frequently by:

White
Aleksandr Rakhmanov	52 games
Jacob Murey	30 games
Bogdan Sliwa	12 games

Black
Fritz Saemisch	7 games
Alexander Alekhine	4 games
Dmitry Andreikin	3 games

Possible continuations:

2... Nc6

409

40.6 %

29.3 %

30.1 %

2... e4

193

33.2 %

35.2 %

31.6 %

2... d6

103

35 %

28.2 %

36.9 %

2... Nf6

15

60 %

20 %

20 %