English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6 (6… O-O 7. O-O)
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O
The English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6 is a chess opening classified as ECO A29, reached after 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O. It is a line of the English Opening. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 7… a6 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.16 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 7… Nd4 8. Na4 Nxf3+ 9. Bxf3 Bd4 10. e3)
- ECO
- A29
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
r1bq1rk1/ppp2ppp/2np1n2/2b1p3/2P5/2NP1NP1/PP2PPBP/R1BQ1RK1 b - - 3 7- PGN
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7… a6 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 100%, draw 0%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- GM Vitaly Sivuk (2545) – GM Alexander Fominyh (2405) 1-0 · 1st Gujarat Open 2018 · 2018-10-12
- IM Tea Lanchava (2336) – GM Zhaoqin Peng (2414) 1-0 · ch-NED w 2012 · 2012-07-16
Highest-rated Lichess games
- salejelesa (1698) – thoumam (1685) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with .. d6 (5… d6 6. Bg2) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg2
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.