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 20th May Early
2025.05.20
GM Gholami Orimi, Mahdi (2549)
GM Kvaloy, Aksel Bu (2498)
Result 1-0
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Titled Tue 17th Jun Early
2025.06.17
IM Masague Artero, Guerau (2401)
GM Hansen, Eric (2609)
Result 0-1
Opening A21
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Titled Tue 10th Jun Late
2025.06.10
GM Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo (2644)
GM Niemann, Hans Moke (2725)
Result 0-1
Opening A21
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Titled Tue 3rd Jan Late
2025.06.03
GM Xiong, Jeffery (2656)
GM Pranav, V (2670)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A21
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Titled Tue 1st Jul Late
2025.07.01
GM Moroni, Luca Jr (2556)
IM Ibrahimli, Murad (2462)
Result 0-1
Opening A21
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Titled Tue 1st Jul Early
2025.07.01
IM Ibrahimli, Murad (2462)
FM Yaksin, Oleg (2401)
Result 1-0
Opening A21
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87th Tata Steel Masters
2025.01.18
GM Praggnanandhaa, R (2750)
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (2762)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A21
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Szmetan-Giardelli GM
2025.12.14
GM Flores, Diego (2582)
IM Schnaider, Ilan (2442)
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 (2653)
GM Sargsyan, Shant (2643)
Result 1-0
Opening A21
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