English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Slav Formation
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 c6
The English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Slav Formation is a chess opening classified as ECO A15, reached after 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 c6. 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 6 times by this move order. White won 83%, 0% were drawn and Black won 17%. The most popular continuation is 4. Bg2 (83% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.34 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 d5 6. Bg2 O-O)
- ECO
- A15
- Moves
- 6 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 c6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| 2000+ | 5 | |
| All | 6 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Bg2 | 5 (83%) | |
| 4. d4 | 1 (17%) |
Master games
18 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 28%, draw 44%, Black 28%). The strongest:
- GM Yan Liu (2548) – IM Zhihang Xu (2508) 0-1 · 2nd Hua Yi Cup CHN Rapid · 2023-05-29
- GM Colin A McNab (2441) – GM Alexander Baburin (2502) 1/2-1/2 · 41st Olympiad Open 2014 · 2014-08-09
- IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (2390) – IM Klaudia Kulon (2377) 1/2-1/2 · TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2026 · 2026-06-24
- GM Keith C Arkell (2380) – Marco Gallana (2280) 1-0 · 4NCL 2023-24 · 2024-01-13
- IM Sam E. Collins (2474) – Peter J Batchelor (2129) 1/2-1/2 · 4NCL 2013-14 · 2013-11-16
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- Anyinsaman (2330) – Holguinero (2319) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 2s
- GBHanss (2321) – Holguinero (2296) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
- LaertMargaryan74 (2294) – ryz_mood44 (2270) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6
More English Opening lines (all)
- English Opening A10
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- 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.