English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation (A18)

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Target Position

♜ ♝ ♛ ♚ ♝ ♞ ♜ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♞ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♞ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♜ ♞ ♝ ♛ ♚ ♝ ♜
Engine Eval: +0.30

Master Game Statistics

Based on master-level chess games in the database.

White Wins: 40.4% Draws: 27.7% Black Wins: 31.9%

Strategic Overview

The English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation (ECO code A18) is a key chess opening. From the starting board position, it is defined by the following move sequence:

Move Sequence (SAN)
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4
UCI Move Path
c2c4 g8f6 b1c3 e7e6 e2e4
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Variations in this Family

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