English Opening
1.c4
White controls d5 from the flank. It is flexible and often transposes into 1.d4 openings or reversed Sicilian positions.
As White: 62% score in 12273 games (6948 wins, 1202 draws, 4123 losses).
As Black: 55% score in 10569 games (5285 wins, 1154 draws, 4130 losses).
Who plays it most
- WGM queenbirdy15: 229 games as White, scores 51%
- GM Roberto Mogranzini: 225 games as White, scores 51%
- GM blitz_expert23: 204 games as White, scores 61%
- GM whooopsididitagain: 194 games as White, scores 65%
- IM Joseph Levine: 154 games as White, scores 58%
- GM Maciej Klekowski: 138 games as White, scores 53%
- GM Salem AR Saleh: 133 games as White, scores 57%
- GM Lucas van Foreest: 120 games as White, scores 63%
- IM Giorgi Sibashvili: 114 games as White, scores 79%
- GM Alexander Galkin: 112 games as White, scores 50%
- WGM Mahalakshmi M: 110 games as White, scores 57%
- GM karlsbetter: 106 games as White, scores 64%
- GM Giorgi Kacheishvili: 105 games as White, scores 61%
- GM Michael Roiz: 102 games as White, scores 62%
- GM Jesus Maria De La Villa Garcia: 100 games as White, scores 47%
From the recent public Chess.com games of 1368 players on the top players list, updated about once a week. Score = wins plus half the draws.