English Opening: Adorjan Defense
1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5
The English Opening: Adorjan Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO A10, reached after 1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5. It is a line of the English Opening. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 8 times by this move order. White won 38%, -1% were drawn and Black won 63%. The most popular continuation is 3. Nc3 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.17 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6)
- ECO
- A10
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 3 | |
| 1500-1999 | 4 | |
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 8 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Nc3 | 4 (50%) | |
| 3. d3 | 3 (38%) | |
| 3. h3 | 1 (13%) |
Master games
171 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 33%, draw 38%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- Integral 7.0.0-dev-453c1dc4 (3735) – PlentyChess 7.0.55 (3693) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Premier 2026 · 2026-03-05
- PlentyChess 7.0.55 (3693) – Integral 7.0.0-dev-453c1dc4 (3735) 1-0 · TCEC 29 Premier 2026 · 2026-03-02
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2861) – GM Fabiano Caruana (2781) 1/2-1/2 · 75th Tata Steel GpA · 2013-01-12
- GM Peter Svidler (2753) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2881) 0-1 · 2nd Norway Blitz 2014 · 2014-06-02
- GM So, W. (2788) – GM Anish Giri (2790) 1-0 · Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 · 2015-04-17
Search all games of the English Opening: Adorjan Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- CM holtchess (2561) – We_Are_Groot08 (2561) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- notshirley21 (1934) – Winterreifenpython (2005) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 1800 + 0s
- Crazygarnele (1968) – Saco99ch (1894) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 600 + 5s
Comes from
More English Opening lines (all)
- English Opening A10
- English Opening: Achilles-Omega Gambit A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense, Hickmann Gambit A10
- 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: Jaenisch Gambit 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.