English Opening: King's English Variation, Hungarian Attack
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Rb1
The English Opening: King's English Variation, Hungarian Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO A25, reached after 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Rb1. 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 2 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 5… d6 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.24 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 5… a5 6. e3 d6 7. Nge2 Nge7 8. O-O)
- ECO
- A25
- Moves
- 9 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Rb1
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5… d6 | 1 (50%) | |
| 5… a5 | 1 (50%) |
Master games
132 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 52%, draw 25%, Black 23%). The strongest:
- GM Levon Aronian (2729) – GM Awonder Liang (2719) 1/2-1/2 · American Cup Elim · 2026-03-03
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2810) – IM Renato Terry (2508) 1-0 · 1st 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 · 2026-01-29
- GM Maxim Turov (2630) – GM Predrag Nikolic (2619) 1/2-1/2 · 75th Tata Steel GpB · 2013-01-17
- GM Igor Kovalenko (2674) – GM V Pranav (2545) 0-1 · Titled Tue 14th Feb Early · 2023-02-14
- GM Nana Dzagnidze (2541) – GM Humpy Koneru (2613) 1-0 · Lopota WGP 2014 · 2014-06-24
Highest-rated Lichess games
- fgoodgame (2352) – mightysonce (2458) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- pmv960 (2261) – roma747 (2126) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
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.