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A36 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System8a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h
1.c4 c5 2.e4 ♘c6 3.♘c3 g6 4.g3 ♗g7 5.♗g2

A36 is the opening English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System of the volume A · Flank openings: 9 half-moves to the position in the diagram, 4 variations in the ECO table.

What the games say

4,997 games in the collections, from 1925 to 2022. Mean rating of the games with ratings: 2423.

White wins 28 %, draws 45 %, Black wins 27 %

Most games: Miezis, Normunds (150), Adorjan, Andras (60), Williams, Simon Kim (51), Bilek, Istvan (50), Forintos, Gyozo V (50)

All 4 variations

  1. English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System 1.c4 c5 2.e4 ♘c6 3.♘c3 g6 4.g3 ♗g7 5.♗g2
  2. English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with e3 1.c4 c5 2.♘c3 ♘c6 3.g3 g6 4.♗g2 ♗g7 5.e3 e5
  3. English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation 1.c4 c5 2.♘c3 ♘c6 3.g3
  4. English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical Variation 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.♗g2 ♗g7 4.♘c3 ♘c6