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English Opening · if they play 1...c5

A38 · English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Full Symmetry Line · you play White

This is the branch for when your opponent leaves the English Opening main line with 1...c5.

The idea

When Black copies you, keep copying the plan: fianchetto, castle, then fight for d4 and the long diagonal.

The moves

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O

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