English Opening: Achilles-Omega Gambit
1. c4 Nf6 2. e4
The English Opening: Achilles-Omega Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A10, reached after 1. c4 Nf6 2. e4. It is a line of the English Opening. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 90 times by this move order. White won 51%, 2% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 2… Nxe4 (28% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.91 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 2… Nxe4 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. Nf3)
- ECO
- A10
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 Nf6 2. e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 54 | |
| 1500-1999 | 33 | |
| 2000+ | 3 | |
| All | 90 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… Nxe4 | 25 (28%) | |
| 2… e5 | 23 (26%) | |
| 2… e6 | 12 (13%) | |
| 2… g6 | 10 (11%) | |
| 2… d6 | 10 (11%) | |
| 2… Nc6 | 6 (7%) | |
| 2… c6 | 2 (2%) | |
| 2… c5 | 1 (1%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Supervanyachess (2289) – ronjayopilas (2140) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- uhelzem (2131) – Sanzhar16 (2207) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Mehran56 (2039) – JoJoDurden (2003) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
More English Opening lines (all)
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- English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Chabanon Gambit A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Ferenc Gambit A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Lithuanian Variation A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Löhn Gambit A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Malvinas Variation A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Schulz Gambit A10
- English Opening: Great Snake Variation A10
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.