English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Zvjaginsev-Krasenkow Attack
1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. g4
The English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Zvjaginsev-Krasenkow Attack is a chess opening classified as ECO A17, reached after 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. g4. It is a line of the English Opening. Black is to move.
This exact move order didn't appear in our sample of 12.6 million Lichess games: it's a rare line.
Engine evaluation: +0.08 (Stockfish, depth 45; best line 4… h6 5. Rg1 c5 6. h4 Nc6 7. Qc2)
- ECO
- A17
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. g4
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Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 0%, draw 0%, Black 100%). The strongest:
- FM Alexandros Papasimakopoulos (2416) – GM Eduardas Rozentalis (2473) 0-1 · 4th Tal Memorial 2023 · 2023-11-04
- FM Dragan Zivic (2150) – FM Mikhail Pesotskiy (2143) 0-1 · Titled Tue 5th Dec Late · 2023-12-05
Comes from
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.