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

Round 1: Maksimovic, Bojan - Strikovic, Aleksa
2025.09.18
GM Maksimovic, Bojan (2528)
GM Strikovic, Aleksa (2398)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A21
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Round 8: Siddharth, Jagadeesh - Macias Pino, Diego
2025.10.03
GM Siddharth, Jagadeesh (2513)
IM Macias Pino, Diego (2494)
Result 1-0
Opening A21
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WBTC 2024
2024.08.05
IM Kassimov, Baurzhan (2231)
GM Ding, Liren (2738)
Result 0-1
Opening A21
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FIDE Women’s World Rapid Championships 2024
2024.12.28
GM Zhukova, Natalia (2319)
GM Vaishali, Rameshbabu (2496)
Result 1-0
Opening A21
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FIDE World Junior Chess Championship 2024 Open
2024.06.07
GM Prraneeth Vuppala (2521)
GM Pranav Anand (2593)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A21
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FIDE World Championship Match 2024
2024.12.04
GM Ding, Liren (2738)
GM Gukesh D (2732)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A21
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FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
2025.09.13
GM Narayanan S L (2581)
GM Cheparinov, Ivan (2634)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A21
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FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
2025.09.11
GM Rapport, Richard (2729)
GM Cheparinov, Ivan (2634)
Result 1-0
Opening A21
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FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
2025.09.05
GM Maghsoodloo, Parham (2706)
GM Anton Guijarro, David (2657)
Result 1-0
Opening A21
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Fagernes International Autumn 2025
2025.10.07
IM Cummings, David H. (2233)
IM Csonka, Balazs (2466)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A21
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