English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical Variation

1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6

ECO A36

The English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical Variation is a chess opening line in the English Opening complex, reached after 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6.

It is catalogued under code A36 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Nc6 is chosen by Black on move 4.

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