English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense, Semi-Slav Defense
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c6
The English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense, Semi-Slav Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO A13, reached after 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c6. 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 12 times by this move order. White won 58%, 9% were drawn and Black won 33%. The most popular continuation is 5. O-O (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.19 (Stockfish, depth 54; best line 5. d4 Be7 6. Qc2 O-O 7. O-O b6)
- ECO
- A13
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 3 | |
| 2000+ | 9 | |
| All | 12 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. O-O | 6 (50%) | |
| 5. b3 | 3 (25%) | |
| 5. d4 | 2 (17%) | |
| 5. Qc2 | 1 (8%) |
Master games
34 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 59%, draw 26%, Black 15%). The strongest:
- GM Chongsheng Zeng (2522) – Yinglun Xu (2454) 1/2-1/2 · ch-CHN B Men 2015 · 2015-07-21
- IM Luis Javier Bernal Moro (2430) – IM Alejandro Moreno Trujillo (2533) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-ESP CECLUB 5th-12th 2013 · 2013-08-25
- GM Jaan Ehlvest (2536) – IM Sharma Hemant (2348) 1-0 · PRO League Group Stage · 2018-02-07
- GM Dmitry Bocharov (2557) – Gleb Dudin (2178) 1-0 · TCh-RUS Rapid 2018 · 2018-10-08
- GM Vishnu Prasanna. V (2463) – Ramez Sameir (2128) 1-0 · 3rd Al Ain Chess Classic · 2014-12-22
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Diamondwx (2420) – eugmind (2550) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- will_of_kek (2322) – KINTU12 (2175) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 300 + 0s
- LaoTse43 (2248) – illuzzz69onyoutube (2234) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (1… e6 2. Nf3) 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3
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.