A30: English, symmetrical, hedgehog, flexible formation

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7

English, symmetrical, hedgehog, flexible formation

A30 Sub-variants:

English, symmetrical variation
1. c4 c5

English, symmetrical, hedgehog system
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7

English, symmetrical, hedgehog, flexible formation
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7

Overview

Games on Database:

615

Last Played:

Jun 2025

Overall score:

26.8%

52.4%

20.8%

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Played frequently by:

White
Lutz Espig	12 games
Jiri Lechtynsky	8 games
Franz Hoelzl	7 games

Black
Walter S Browne	9 games
Lubomir Ftacnik	8 games
Attila Schneider	7 games

Possible continuations:

11. e4

334

26.6 %

54.2 %

19.2 %

11. Bb2

198

26.8 %

52.5 %

20.7 %

11. Ba3

41

24.4 %

39 %

36.6 %

11. Ng5

25

32 %

44 %

24 %

11. Qe3

10

30 %

50 %

20 %

11. Bg5

3

100 %

11. h3

2

100 %