English Opening: Agincourt Defense (1. c4 e6)
1. c4 e6
The English Opening: Agincourt Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO A13, reached after 1. c4 e6. It is a line of the English Opening. White is to move. 7 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 38,614 times by this move order. White won 49%, 6% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 2. Nc3 (50% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.25 (Stockfish, depth 57; best line 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5)
- ECO
- A13
- Moves
- 2 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 e6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 7,645 | |
| 1500-1999 | 20,775 | |
| 2000+ | 10,194 | |
| All | 38,614 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2. Nc3 | 19,260 (50%) | |
| 2. g3 | 5,916 (15%) | |
| 2. d4 | 4,603 (12%) | |
| 2. Nf3 Agincourt Defense (1… e6 2. Nf3) | 2,482 (6%) | |
| 2. e3 | 2,321 (6%) | |
| 2. e4 | 1,974 (5%) | |
| 2. d3 | 701 (2%) | |
| 2. a3 | 495 (1%) |
Master games
27,719 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 26%, Black 32%). The strongest:
- KomodoMCTS 2503.05 (3809) – AllieStein v0.5_timefix-n14.0 (3936) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Premier 2020 · 2020-04-05
- AllieStein v0.5_timefix-n14.0 (3936) – KomodoMCTS 2503.05 (3809) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Premier 2020 · 2020-04-02
- Stockfish 202004181536 (3851) – Komodo 2522.05 (3794) 1-0 · 5th TCEC Cup 2020 · 2020-04-27
- Komodo 2551.00 (3743) – LCZero v0.25.1-sv-t60-3010 (3809) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 18 Premier 2020 · 2020-06-13
- LCZero v0.25.1-sv-t60-3010 (3809) – Komodo 2551.00 (3743) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 18 Premier 2020 · 2020-06-09
Search all games of the English Opening: Agincourt Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM sillyMASTER (2849) – NM Andrey11976 (2814) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- IM ManiacalZerker (2787) – Sunrise34 (2862) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- Sunrise34 (2847) – ScaryIndianJunior (2797) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
English Opening 1. c4
Continuations
- English Opening: Agincourt Defense (1… e6 2. Nf3) A13 · 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3
- English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation (2… Nf6 3. e4) A18 · 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4
- English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Indian Formation (3. Nf3 b6) A17 · 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6
- English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Zvjaginsev-Krasenkow Attack A17 · 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. g4
- English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense (4. Nxd4 Nf6) A32 · 1. c4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6
- English Defense: Hartlaub Gambit Declined A40 · 1. c4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e4 f5 5. d5
- English Defense: Hartlaub Gambit Accepted A40 · 1. c4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e4 f5 5. exf5 Nf6
More English Opening lines (all)
- 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
- English Opening: Great Snake Variation 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.