A36: English, symmetrical, Botvinnik system

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e4

English, symmetrical, Botvinnik system

A36 Sub-variants:

English, symmetrical variation
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3

English, ultra-symmetrical variation
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7

English, symmetrical, Botvinnik system reversed
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 e5

English, symmetrical, Botvinnik system
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e4

Overview

Games on Database:

2283

Last Played:

May 2025

Overall score:

28.6%

33.9%

37.4%

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Played frequently by:

White
Stephane Hautot	30 games
Milko Popchev	25 games
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Black
Keith C Arkell	6 games
Drazen Sermek	4 games
Mikhail M Ivanov	3 games

Possible continuations:

5... d6

981

30.5 %

32.9 %

36.6 %

5... e6

736

25.5 %

34 %

40.5 %

5... Nf6

257

30.7 %

31.9 %

37.4 %

5... e5

152

37.5 %

45.4 %

17.1 %

5... a6

121

20.7 %

28.9 %

50.4 %

5... Rb8

35.7 %

57.1 %

5... b6

16.7 %

50 %

33.3 %

5... h5

50 %

5... Nh6

33.3 %

5... Nd4

100 %