English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 (6… Nge7 7. d3)
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3
The English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 is a chess opening classified as ECO A37, reached after 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3. It is a line of the English Opening. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 9 times by this move order. White won 44%, 12% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 7… O-O (56% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.17 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 7… d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Rb1 a5 10. Bg5)
- ECO
- A37
- Moves
- 13 plies
- FEN
r1bqk2r/pp1pnpbp/2n3p1/2p1p3/2P5/2NP1NP1/PP2PPBP/R1BQ1RK1 b kq - 0 7- PGN
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 3 | |
| 2000+ | 6 | |
| All | 9 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7… O-O | 5 (56%) | |
| 7… d6 Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 (7. d3 d6) | 2 (22%) | |
| 7… a6 | 1 (11%) | |
| 7… h6 | 1 (11%) |
Master games
23 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 61%, draw 22%, Black 17%). The strongest:
- GM Raunak Sadhwani (2555) – GM Lance Henderson de La Fuente (2491) 1-0 · Junior Speed Qual Global · 2021-06-21
- IM Semen Khanin (2511) – GM Artem Chernobay (2490) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 10th Nov · 2020-11-10
- IM Tomas Studnicka (2336) – IM Seyed Khalil Mousavi (2432) 0-1 · 5th Sardaran Open 2016 · 2016-07-28
- Hanna Marie Klek (2363) – WIM Anna-Christina Kopinits (2293) 1-0 · Mitropa Cup Women 2017 · 2017-09-24
- IM Konstantin Nikologorskiy (2413) – FM Sergey Shtyka (2175) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb · 2021-02-02
Highest-rated Lichess games
- michalkrycki2010 (2520) – FM DiogenesSinopeus (2522) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- matakalana (2186) – Heinz_Karl_MOF (2202) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 600 + 0s
- NM peachybaby69 (2196) – Ruschus (2178) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 (6. O-O Nge7) 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Nge7
Continuations
- English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 (7. d3 d6) A37 · 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 d6
More English Opening lines (all)
- English Opening A10
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- 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.