English Opening: King's English, Closed System (Reversed Sicilian) (A25)

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Target Position

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Engine Eval: +0.35

Master Game Statistics

Based on master-level chess games in the database.

White Wins: 43.6% Draws: 25.6% Black Wins: 30.8%

Strategic Overview

The English Opening: King's English, Closed System (Reversed Sicilian) (ECO code A25) is a key chess opening. From the starting board position, it is defined by the following move sequence:

Move Sequence (SAN)
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6
UCI Move Path
c2c4 e7e5 b1c3 b8c6
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