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A28: English, four knights system

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6

English, four knights system

A28 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 14430
Last Played: Jul 2025
Overall score:
37.2% 36.6% 26.1%

Played frequently by:

White  
Wolfgang Uhlmann 110 games
Viktor Korchnoi 57 games
Klaus Bischoff 56 games
Black  
Oleg M Romanishin 52 games
Anatoly Karpov 42 games
Jan H Timman 39 games

Possible continuations:

4. g3  6100
37.7 % 37.3 % 25 %
4. e3  3191
35.9 % 38 % 26.2 %
4. d4  1469
36.9 % 31.4 % 31.7 %
4. e4  1307
39 % 32.4 % 28.6 %
4. d3  1271
36 % 38.4 % 25.6 %
4. a3  1049
38 % 39.3 % 22.7 %
4. Qc2  22
45.5 % 40.9 %
4. b3  12
50 % 16.7 % 33.3 %
4. Qa4  6
50 % 33.3 % 16.7 %
4. h3  3
66.7 % 33.3 %