English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined (6. b3 c5)
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5
The English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined is a chess opening classified as ECO A14, reached after 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5. It is a line of the English Opening. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 13 times by this move order. White won 54%, 8% were drawn and Black won 38%. The most popular continuation is 7. cxd5 (77% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.15 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4 Ne4 9. Bb2 Nc6)
- ECO
- A14
- Moves
- 12 plies
- FEN
rnbq1rk1/pp2bppp/4pn2/2pp4/2P5/1P3NP1/P2PPPBP/RNBQ1RK1 w - - 0 7- PGN
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 12 | |
| All | 13 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 7. cxd5 | 10 (77%) | |
| 7. Bb2 | 3 (23%) |
Master games
227 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 38%, Black 20%). The strongest:
- GM Vladimir Kramnik (2812) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2787) 1/2-1/2 · GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016-06-20
- GM Vladimir Kramnik (2812) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2787) 1-0 · GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2016-06-17
- GM Anish Giri (2782) – GM Vladimir Kramnik (2812) 1/2-1/2 · GCT Rapid Paris 2016 · 2016-06-09
- GM Liren Ding (2788) – GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2795) 1/2-1/2 · WCh Rapid TB 2023 · 2023-04-30
- GM Vladimir Kramnik (2812) – GM Viswanathan Anand (2770) 1-0 · GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2016-06-18
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM Hamisandwich (2620) – Artemov-Andriy (2525) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- IM Romsta (2562) – Sableye_302 (2544) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- AeriqueKyren (2548) – tryhardistheway (2470) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
King's Indian Attack (1… d5 2. g3) 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3
Continuations
- English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined (6… c5 7. e3) A14 · 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5 7. e3
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.