English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4
The English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted is a chess opening classified as ECO A13, reached after 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4. 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 10 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 5. O-O (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.10 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. d4 b5)
- ECO
- A13
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 4 | |
| 2000+ | 6 | |
| All | 10 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. O-O | 5 (50%) | |
| 5. Qa4+ | 5 (50%) |
Master games
194 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 31%, Black 26%). The strongest:
- GM Alireza Firouzja (2777) – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2732) 1-0 · SuperUnited Blitz 2023 · 2023-07-09
- GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2758) – GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (2744) 1-0 · SportAccord Blitz 2014 · 2014-12-13
- GM Hao Wang (2683) – GM Quang Liem Le (2712) 1/2-1/2 · 7th HD Bank Cup 2017 · 2017-03-14
- GM Levan Pantsulaia (2612) – GM Yue Wang (2690) 1/2-1/2 · World Rapid 2017 · 2017-12-28
- GM Pavel Ponkratov (2607) – GM Maxim Matlakov (2694) 0-1 · European Rapid 2016 · 2016-12-16
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Partizan100 (2548) – VoinTeka (2594) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- Misha-she (2332) – Maximus1907 (2335) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
- MarkusAgrippa (2339) – Luke891 (2252) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 300 + 3s
Comes from
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (1… e6 2. Nf3) 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3
More English Opening lines (all)
- English Opening A10
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- 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.