At 600, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation scores 50.4% for White across 3,245 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 66.7% include an early material blunder (9 games at 600).
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English OpeningKing's English Variation, Two Knights Variation
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6
A line for White. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
- Win rate, White
- 50.4%50.6%51.6%51.4%
- Band 600, n = 3,245Band 1000, n = 23,170Band 1400, n = 24,288Band 1800, n = 60,717
- Blunder rate
- 66.7%35.3%34.2%31.4%
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- CBBB
- White, band 600White, band 1000White, band 1400White, band 1800
- Share of games
- 0.1%0.2%0.2%0.3%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 50.4% | 4.4% | 45.2% | 66.7% | ply 4.0 | 3,245 | C |
| 1000 | 50.6% | 3.6% | 45.9% | 35.3% | ply 4.0 | 23,170 | B |
| 1400 | 51.6% | 3.7% | 44.7% | 34.2% | ply 4.0 | 24,288 | B |
| 1800 | 51.4% | 4.9% | 43.7% | 31.4% | ply 4.0 | 60,717 | B |
Results by band
What it actually does, band by band.
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At 1000, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation scores 50.6% for White across 23,170 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 35.3% include an early material blunder (34 games at 1000).
At 1400, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation scores 51.6% for White across 24,288 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 34.2% include an early material blunder (38 games at 1400).
At 1800, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation scores 51.4% for White across 60,717 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 31.4% include an early material blunder (86 games at 1800).
Questions
Common questions about this page.
At 600, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation scores 50.4% for White across 3,245 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 66.7% include an early material blunder (9 games at 600).
At 1000, the English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation scores 50.6% for White across 23,170 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 2 on average, and 35.3% include an early material blunder (34 games at 1000).
The English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation (A22) is a line for White. The main line runs 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6.