English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Ferenc Gambit
1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4
The English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Ferenc Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A10, reached after 1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4. It is a line of the English Opening. Black is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 39 times by this move order. White won 33%, 5% were drawn and Black won 62%. The most popular continuation is 3… fxe4 (72% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.28 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 3… fxe4 4. d3 Nc6 5. dxe4 e5 6. a3)
- ECO
- A10
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 24 | |
| 2000+ | 14 | |
| All | 39 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… fxe4 | 28 (72%) | |
| 3… e6 | 6 (15%) | |
| 3… d6 | 3 (8%) | |
| 3… e5 | 1 (3%) | |
| 3… c6 | 1 (3%) |
Master games
7 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 0%, Black 57%). The strongest:
- FM Walter Tonoli (2189) – IM Tanguy Ringoir (2448) 0-1 · 28th Geraardsbergen Open · 2012-08-12
- CM Vladimir Mikhailovsky (2228) – IM Nikolai Vlassov (2352) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 23rd June · 2020-06-23
- FM David Holemar (2150) – FM Gosta Svenn (2290) 1-0 · World Senior Teams +50 · 2025-02-20
- Aziz Degenbaev (1816) – GM Andrey Rychagov (2545) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 21st July · 2020-07-21
- Aziz Degenbaev (1816) – Maciej Swicarz (2341) 1-0 · Speed Chess Super Swiss · 2020-10-03
Search all games of the English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Ferenc Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- lizakom24 (2291) – arveslumbregvs (2230) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 300 + 0s
- Norbert_de_Niro (2234) – Sohel_nur (2126) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 600 + 0s
- Flyingben (2204) – parvadomus (2120) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense 1. c4 f5
Continuations
- English Opening: Porcupine Variation A10 · 1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 fxe4 4. g4
More English Opening lines (all)
- English Opening A10
- English Opening: Achilles-Omega Gambit A10
- English Opening: Adorjan Defense A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense, Hickmann Gambit A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Chabanon 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
- English Opening: Jaenisch 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.