The Symmetrical English: 1.c4 c5 · English Opening Theory

A detailed guide to the Symmetrical English Opening, covering plans, ideas, patterns and important theoretical variations.
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Watch the introduction to the English Opening first if you haven't yet • Introduction to the En...
00:00 Introduction
5:15 Chessbook
9:22 Symmetrical with 5...d6
23:07 Symmetrical with 5...e6
31:14 Reversed Botvinnik System
37:15 Complete Symmetry by Black
42:52 Symmetrical with 5...Nh6
47:52 The Hedgehog
57:17 Rubinstein Variation (Reversed Maroczy)
1:07:58 Avoiding the Benoni and the Benko
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Get the Study I made for the Symmetrical English and the full PGN and visit Chessbook by following the links in the description! Also, let me know what you think of the video!

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finally the review for my fav opening is now complete, great work !

[@fianchero]

Great coverage Stjepan! 🎉

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Thanks I was waiting for this video for so long.

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Oh boy I’ve been waiting for this one

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Thanks i have been waiting for it for so long ❤

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No problem! Hope you like it!

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1:05:13, we have to play Nxe5 instead of Qa4+ because of Be7

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Bd7*

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You’re the greatest!

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Thank you

[@thinboxdictator6720]

Mentioning Vaganian gambit at the end was funny. When I used to play Benko,I wanted to get it even more than Benko :-p

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Danke!

[@Banito13]

Thank you so much ! I had been waiting for so long for this video to arrive, I absolutely love the symmetrical english (for Black of course I don't play 1.c4 as white)

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Don't forget to like the video guys