English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Bogoljubow Defense
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bd6
The English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Bogoljubow Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO A13, reached after 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bd6. 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 23 times by this move order. White won 48%, 9% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 5. O-O (83% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.36 (Stockfish, depth 42; best line 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 b6 7. Qc2 h6)
- ECO
- A13
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bd6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 5 | |
| 2000+ | 18 | |
| All | 23 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. O-O | 19 (83%) | |
| 5. d4 | 2 (9%) | |
| 5. b3 | 1 (4%) | |
| 5. cxd5 | 1 (4%) |
Master games
69 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 24%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara (2650) – GM Fabiano Caruana (2792) 0-1 · 3rd 3-0 Thu 9th Jul 2026 · 2026-07-09
- GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2739) – GM Matthias Bluebaum (2695) 0-1 · 2nd 3-0 Thu 9th Apr 2026 · 2026-04-09
- GM Pentala Harikrishna (2707) – GM Matthias Bluebaum (2663) 1-0 · FIDE World Rapid Team · 2025-06-12
- GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2695) – GM Matthias Bluebaum (2660) 1-0 · Titled Tue 8th Jul Early · 2025-07-08
- GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2695) – GM Matthias Bluebaum (2660) 0-1 · Titled Tue 8th Jul Late · 2025-07-08
Highest-rated Lichess games
- DantheM4n (2768) – Juplt3rLlk3 (2704) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- legko2019 (2668) – Direktor_parka (2466) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
- ChessMaster564 (2549) – Smiling_Friend (2435) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
English Opening: Neo-Catalan 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6
More English Opening lines (all)
- English Opening A10
- English Opening: Achilles-Omega Gambit A10
- English Opening: Adorjan Defense 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
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.