English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense (3. g3 c5)
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c5
The English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO A13, reached after 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c5. 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 32 times by this move order. White won 44%, 6% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 4. Bg2 (66% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.28 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Nf6)
- ECO
- A13
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 4 | |
| 2000+ | 27 | |
| All | 32 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Bg2 | 21 (66%) | |
| 4. cxd5 | 10 (31%) | |
| 4. b3 | 1 (3%) |
Master games
117 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 54%, draw 16%, Black 30%). The strongest:
- GM Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez (2570) – GM Alexey Sarana (2685) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 15th Mar Late · 2022-03-15
- GM Erigaisi Arjun (2559) – GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2627) 1-0 · Chess.com Bullet Open 1 · 2020-12-19
- GM Anton Korobov (2690) – IM Jiri Kociscak (2484) 1-0 · sachy.cz Extraliga 2021-22 · 2022-01-29
- GM Vladimir Belous (2525) – GM Martyn Kravtsiv (2598) 1-0 · Titled Tue 6th Sep Late · 2022-09-06
- GM Mhamal Anurag (2499) – GM Varuzhan Akobian (2614) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 19th Jan · 2021-01-19
Search all games of the English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Pelzigeachsel (2425) – cubanFullstackDev (2404) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- kvat61 (2407) – jariman (2396) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- tehuelchesss (2374) – Lowlita (2416) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (2. Nf3 d5) 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5
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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.