English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Kurajica Defense
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c6
The English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Kurajica Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO A13, reached after 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 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 48 times by this move order. White won 60%, 7% were drawn and Black won 33%. The most popular continuation is 4. Bg2 (67% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.28 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O)
- ECO
- A13
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 10 | |
| 2000+ | 38 | |
| All | 48 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Bg2 | 32 (67%) | |
| 4. b3 | 11 (23%) | |
| 4. cxd5 | 2 (4%) | |
| 4. Qc2 | 2 (4%) | |
| 4. d4 | 1 (2%) |
Master games
110 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 65%, draw 15%, Black 20%). The strongest:
- GM Sanan Sjugirov (2644) – GM Alexander Goldin (2542) 1-0 · Titled Tue 3rd Sep Late · 2024-09-03
- IM Milosz Szpar (2462) – GM David Anton Guijarro (2668) 1-0 · Titled Tue 11th Feb Late · 2025-02-11
- GM Zaven Andriasian (2600) – IM Burak Firat (2480) 1-0 · 15th ch-EUR Indiv 2014 · 2014-03-14
- FM Levente Papp (2401) – GM Alexey Sarana (2675) 0-1 · Titled Tue 31st May Late · 2022-05-31
- GM Maxime Lagarde (2631) – IM Loic Travadon (2410) 1-0 · 2nd Montaiguillon Rapid · 2021-08-22
Search all games of the English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Kurajica Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- hierasousse (2522) – Smiling_Friend (2515) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- SAMF64 (2466) – Nenidon_Andriy (2539) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- NM FedirBohatyrchuk1892 (2507) – MityshevS (2423) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (2. Nf3 d5) 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5
More English Opening lines (all)
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- 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.