English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Romanishin Variation
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 a6
The English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Romanishin Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A15, reached after 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 a6. It is a line of the English Opening. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 4 times by this move order. White won 75%, 0% were drawn and Black won 25%. The most popular continuation is 4. Bg2 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.23 (Stockfish, depth 54; best line 4. Bg2 d5 5. d4 dxc4 6. O-O Nc6)
- ECO
- A15
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 a6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 2 | |
| 2000+ | 2 | |
| All | 4 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Bg2 | 4 (100%) |
Master games
71 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 31%, draw 27%, Black 42%). The strongest:
- GM Viktor Laznicka (2676) – GM Varuzhan Akobian (2635) 1-0 · FIDE World Cup 2015 · 2015-09-12
- GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2684) – GM Meskovs, N. (2550) 1/2-1/2 · 4th Paytakht Cup 2019 · 2019-11-07
- GM Aleksandr Shimanov (2649) – GM Rafael A Vaganian (2570) 1/2-1/2 · 15th ch-EUR Indiv 2014 · 2014-03-08
- GM Viktor Laznicka (2667) – GM Meskovs, N. (2550) 1/2-1/2 · Bundesliga 2019-20 · 2019-12-08
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2798) – FM Garv Gaur (2388) 1-0 · Titled Tue 24th Sep Early · 2024-09-24
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Lejeudufou (2284) – kraik (2300) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
- RiemFra (2220) – kraik (2292) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
- IM Permiakov_Vladimir (2366) – Borja-no (1599) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (1… e6 2. Nf3) 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3
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.