English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation
ECO: A28Flank Openings1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
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How it's played
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About the English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation
The English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation is a line of the English Opening, catalogued under ECO code A28 in the Flank Openings section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The English Opening has 175 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Where the line goes next
- English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch VariationA28 · 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e4
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA29 · 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Flexible LineA28 · 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d3
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Korchnoi LineA28 · 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet LineA28 · 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Bradley Beach VariationA28 · 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 e4
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto LineA29 · 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4
Other lines of the English Opening
- English Opening: Agincourt DefenseA13 · 1.c4 e6
- English Opening: Anglo-Dutch DefenseA10 · 1.c4 f5
- English Opening: Anglo-Indian DefenseA15 · 1.c4 Nf6
- English Opening: Anglo-Lithuanian VariationA10 · 1.c4 Nc6
- English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian DefenseA10 · 1.c4 d5
- English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive SystemA11 · 1.c4 c6
- English Opening: Great Snake VariationA10 · 1.c4 g6
- English Opening: Jaenisch GambitA10 · 1.c4 b5