English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation (A17)

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Target Position

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Engine Eval: +0.19

Master Game Statistics

Based on master-level chess games in the database.

White Wins: 37.2% Draws: 30.8% Black Wins: 32.0%

Strategic Overview

The English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation (ECO code A17) 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
UCI Move Path
c2c4 g8f6 b1c3 e7e6
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Parent Opening

This line is a variation of the main parent opening:

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense (A15)

Sub-variations & Next Lines

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A13 English Opening: Agincourt Defense
A15 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense
A16 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anti-Grünfeld
A11 English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System
A20 English Opening: King's English Variation
A22 English Opening: King's English, Bremen System (Keres)
A24 English Opening: King's English, Bremen System with ...g6
A23 English Opening: King's English, Bremen System, Keres Variation
A25 English Opening: King's English, Closed System (Reversed Sicilian)
A26 English Opening: King's English, Closed System with ...d6
A28 English Opening: King's English, Four Knights System
A29 English Opening: King's English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
A21 English Opening: King's English, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
A27 English Opening: King's English, Three Knights System
A22 English Opening: King's English, Two Knights Variation
A22 English Opening: King's English, Two Knights, Reversed Dragon
A12 English Opening: London Defensive System (Slav Formation)
A18 English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation
A19 English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation
A14 English Opening: Neo-Catalan Declined
A30 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation
A31 English Opening: Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
A36 English Opening: Symmetrical, Botvinnik System
A35 English Opening: Symmetrical, Four Knights Variation
A33 English Opening: Symmetrical, Geller Variation
A30 English Opening: Symmetrical, Hedgehog Defense
A38 English Opening: Symmetrical, Main Line
A39 English Opening: Symmetrical, Main Line with d4
A34 English Opening: Symmetrical, Three Knights Variation
A37 English Opening: Symmetrical, Two Knights Fianchetto
A32 English Opening: Symmetrical, Two Knights Line