A21 - English: 1...e5 2.Nc3

Variation: English: 1...e5 2.Nc3

Initial Move: A direct confrontation where White attempts to prove that the flank c4-pawn is superior to Black’s central e5-pawn. It results in tense, complex play. Learn this opening step by step

Titled Tue 1st Jul Late
2025.07.01
GM Moroni, Luca Jr (2551)
IM Ibrahimli, Murad (2461)
Result 0-1
Opening A21
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Titled Tue 1st Jul Early
2025.07.01
IM Ibrahimli, Murad (2461)
FM Yaksin, Oleg (2401)
Result 1-0
Opening A21
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87th Tata Steel Masters
2025.01.18
GM Praggnanandhaa, R (2735)
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (2777)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A21
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Szmetan-Giardelli GM
2025.12.14
GM Flores, Diego (2582)
IM Schnaider, Ilan (2431)
Result 1-0
Opening A21
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15th LCC Super Rapid 2025
2025.12.07
GM Gordon, Stephen J (2429)
IM Hunt, Harriet V (2299)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A21
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22nd Karpov Int.
2025.07.23
GM Artemiev, Vladislav (2641)
GM Sargsyan, Shant (2644)
Result 1-0
Opening A21
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TechM GCL 2025
2025.12.21
GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2717)
GM Praggnanandhaa, R (2735)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A21
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29th ECC Women 2025
2025.10.22
GM Divya, Deshmukh (2500)
IM Garifullina, Leya (2423)
Result 1-0
Opening A21
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40th ECC Open 2025
2025.10.25
IM Cieslak, Patryk (2494)
IM Levin, Guy (2487)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A21
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Chessable Masters Losers
2025.02.19
GM Duda, Jan-Krzysztof (2739)
GM Wei, Yi (2753)
Result 1-0
Opening A21
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