English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense
1. c4 f5
The English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO A10, reached after 1. c4 f5. It is a line of the English Opening. White is to move. 4 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 6,905 times by this move order. White won 50%, 5% were drawn and Black won 45%. The most popular continuation is 2. Nc3 (55% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.47 (Stockfish, depth 52; best line 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. b3 Bg7)
- ECO
- A10
- Moves
- 2 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 f5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1,025 | |
| 1500-1999 | 4,093 | |
| 2000+ | 1,787 | |
| All | 6,905 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2. Nc3 | 3,785 (55%) | |
| 2. g3 | 1,033 (15%) | |
| 2. d4 | 829 (12%) | |
| 2. e3 | 462 (7%) | |
| 2. Nf3 | 321 (5%) | |
| 2. d3 | 153 (2%) | |
| 2. b3 | 83 (1%) | |
| 2. e4 Anglo-Dutch Defense, Hickmann Gambit | 62 (1%) |
Master games
4,658 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 45%, draw 20%, Black 35%). The strongest:
- Stockfish dev-20241208-cf10644 (3683) – LCZero 0.31-dag-f7fb268-BT4-61 (3652) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-12-30
- LCZero 0.31-dag-f7fb268-BT4-61 (3652) – Stockfish dev-20241208-cf10644 (3683) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-12-29
- LCZero0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-6147500 (3634) – Stockfishdev-20240513-e608eab8 (3662) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 26 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-05-27
- Stockfishdev-20240513-e608eab8 (3662) – LCZero0.31-dag-5350a2e-BT4-6147500 (3634) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 26 Superfinal 2024 · 2024-05-27
- PlentyChess6.0.14 (3588) – Obsidiandev-16.14 (3645) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 28 Premier 2025 · 2025-08-03
Search all games of the English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- johnsam1 (2747) – CM JoeAssaad (2652) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- sec_acc (2678) – CM JoeAssaad (2671) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- BishopAndSons (2658) – CM JoeAssaad (2650) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
English Opening 1. c4
Continuations
- English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense, Hickmann Gambit A10 · 1. c4 f5 2. e4
- English Opening: Wade Gambit A10 · 1. c4 f5 2. g4
- English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Chabanon Gambit A10 · 1. c4 f5 2. Nf3 d6 3. e4
- English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Ferenc Gambit A10 · 1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4
More English Opening lines (all)
- English Opening: Achilles-Omega Gambit A10
- English Opening: Adorjan Defense 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
- English Opening: Jaenisch Gambit A10
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik System, Prickly Pawn Pass System A10
- English Opening: Myers Defense A10
- English Opening: Myers 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.