How to Play the English Opening: King's English, Closed System with ...d6 (A26)

Openings Directory / English Opening: King's English, Closed System (Reversed Sicilian) / English Opening: King's English, Closed System with ...d6

Target Position

Board State fallback:

FEN: r1bqk1nr/ppp2pbp/2np2p1/4p3/2P5/2NP2P1/PP2PPBP/R1BQK1NR w KQkq - 0 6

Moves list (PGN): 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6

Engine Eval: -0.01

Master Game Statistics

Based on master-level chess games in the database.

White Wins: 41.9% Draws: 28.0% Black Wins: 30.1%

Strategic Overview

The English Opening: King's English, Closed System with ...d6 (ECO code A26) 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 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6

UCI Move Path

c2c4 e7e5 b1c3 b8c6 g2g3 g7g6 f1g2 f8g7 d2d3 d7d6

Repertoire Training

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Internal Navigation

Parent Opening

This line is a variation of the main parent opening:

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

Sub-variations & Next Lines

No deeper sub-variations cataloged in this specific database sub-tree.