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A22

English Opening: Carls-Bremen System

Key moves: 1.c4 e5

The Reversed Sicilian — Black plays ...e5 against the English, giving White a Sicilian-type position with an extra tempo. The resulting positions are rich and flexible.

History & Notable Players

A popular response that creates reversed Sicilian structures.

Top Players in this Opening

Caruana,F32 gamesCarlsen,M31 gamesAronian,L28 gamesMamedyarov,S22 gamesNakamura,Hi22 gamesNepomniachtchi,I19 gamesNavara,D16 gamesGrischuk,A14 gamesDuda,J14 gamesKarjakin,Sergey14 games

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