English Opening: Symmetrical, Botvinnik System (A36)

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Target Position

♜ ♝ ♛ ♚ ♝ ♞ ♜ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♞ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♞ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♜ ♝ ♛ ♚ ♝ ♞ ♜
Engine Eval: +0.13

Master Game Statistics

Based on master-level chess games in the database.

White Wins: 43.8% Draws: 29.3% Black Wins: 26.9%

Strategic Overview

The English Opening: Symmetrical, Botvinnik System (ECO code A36) is a key chess opening. From the starting board position, it is defined by the following move sequence:

Move Sequence (SAN)
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3
UCI Move Path
c2c4 c7c5 b1c3 b8c6 g2g3
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