English Opening: King’s English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line (A28)
Coups: 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3
Partie
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 – Round 11 – Giri Anish – 1-0 – Niemann Hans Moke – G582
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. a3 d5 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 c5
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 – Round 2 – Chigaev Maksim – 1/2-1/2 – Aronian Levon – G70
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. a3 d5 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Be6
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 – Round 4 – Olisa Tennyson Ewomazino – 0-1 – Sjugirov Sanan – G232
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. d3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qc2 Ndb4 10. Qc3 Nd4
FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 – Round 18 – Keymer Vincent – 0-1 – Nepomniachtchi Ian – G350
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. a3 d5 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 c5
FIDE World Cup 2025 – Round R1 Rapid 1 – Aronyak Ghosh – 1-0 – Mateusz Bartel – G164
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. a3 d5 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O
Saint Louis Blitz 2024 - Round 11 - Nepomniachtchi Ian - 0-1 - Praggnanandhaa R - G51
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. a3 a5 8. b4 d6 9. b5 Nb8 10. Bb2 O-O
Saint Louis Rapid 2024 - Round 4 - Nepomniachtchi Ian - 1/2-1/2 - So Wesley - G17
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. a3 d5 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 c5
Tata Steel Masters 2024 - Round 11 - Ding, Liren - 1/2-1/2 - Van Foreest, Jorden
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. bxc3 e4 7. Ng5 Qe7 8. f3 d6 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qxe4