English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation (4. Nf3 g6)
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6
The English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A16, reached after 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6. 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 96 times by this move order. White won 60%, 6% were drawn and Black won 34%. The most popular continuation is 5. g3 (48% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.31 (Stockfish, depth 44; best line 5. h4 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. dxc3 Qxd1+)
- ECO
- A16
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 31 | |
| 2000+ | 64 | |
| All | 96 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. g3 | 46 (48%) | |
| 5. e4 | 17 (18%) | |
| 5. h4 | 14 (15%) | |
| 5. Qa4+ | 4 (4%) | |
| 5. e3 | 4 (4%) | |
| 5. d4 | 3 (3%) | |
| 5. Qc2 | 3 (3%) | |
| 5. a3 | 2 (2%) |
Master games
533 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 55%, draw 22%, Black 23%). The strongest:
- LCZero 0.28-dev+_69626 (3623) – Stockfish 14_202107131735 (3639) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 21 Superfinal 2021 · 2021-07-22
- Stockfish 14_202107131735 (3639) – LCZero 0.28-dev+_69626 (3623) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 21 Superfinal 2021 · 2021-07-22
- GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2739) – GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (2710) 1-0 · 43rd Olympiad 2018 · 2018-09-30
- GM Max Warmerdam (2636) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2734) 1/2-1/2 · Bundesliga 2023-24 · 2023-10-21
- GM Maxim Matlakov (2689) – GM Eric Hansen (2584) 0-1 · FIDE World Blitz 2014 · 2014-06-19
Highest-rated Lichess games
- ftower (2547) – schoolchess93 (2562) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- IM CleverKenkz (2448) – Cuni_chess (2553) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- abobaraa77 (2475) – Viva_La_Gloria (2470) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation (3… Nxd5 4. Nf3) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3
Continuations
- English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense, Korchnoi Variation A16 · 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 e5
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.