English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Be6
The English Opening: King's English Variation, Bremen-Hort Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A25, reached after 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Be6. It is a line of the English Opening. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 18 times by this move order. White won 50%, 6% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 7. b3 (61% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.58 (Stockfish, depth 32; best line 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. O-O Nf6)
- ECO
- A25
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Be6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 4 | |
| 2000+ | 14 | |
| All | 18 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. b3 | 11 (61%) | |
| 7. d3 | 3 (17%) | |
| 7. d4 | 2 (11%) | |
| 7. Nd5 | 2 (11%) |
Master games
64 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 27%, draw 18%, Black 55%). The strongest:
- GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2676) – GM Alireza Firouzja (2777) 0-1 · Titled Tue 11th Jul Late · 2023-07-11
- GM Max Warmerdam (2676) – GM Sanan Sjugirov (2651) 1-0 · TCh-ESP Div 1 2024 · 2024-08-23
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2810) – IM Renato Terry (2508) 1-0 · 2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 · 2026-01-29
- GM Aleksey Goganov (2632) – GM Sergei Movsesian (2679) 1/2-1/2 · Aeroflot Open A 2017 · 2017-02-26
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2768) – IM Renato Terry (2516) 0-1 · Titled Tue 31st Jan Late · 2023-01-31
Highest-rated Lichess games
- doyoulikedonuts (2655) – Rumple_DarkOne (2621) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- AnaTorroja (2396) – Boris1970 (2413) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Takanib (2326) – Nines_Rodriguez (2310) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
English Opening: King's English Variation, Taimanov Variation 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7
More English Opening lines (all)
- English Opening A10
- English Opening: Achilles-Omega Gambit A10
- English Opening: Adorjan Defense A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense, Hickmann Gambit A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Chabanon Gambit A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Ferenc Gambit A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Lithuanian Variation A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Löhn Gambit A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Malvinas Variation A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Schulz Gambit A10
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.