English Opening: Anglo-Lithuanian Variation
1. c4 Nc6
The English Opening: Anglo-Lithuanian Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A10, reached after 1. c4 Nc6. 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 5,006 times by this move order. White won 52%, 5% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 2. Nc3 (51% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.43 (Stockfish, depth 51; best line 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6)
- ECO
- A10
- Moves
- 2 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 Nc6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1,947 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2,209 | |
| 2000+ | 850 | |
| All | 5,006 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2. Nc3 | 2,544 (51%) | |
| 2. g3 | 684 (14%) | |
| 2. d4 | 641 (13%) | |
| 2. e3 | 353 (7%) | |
| 2. Nf3 | 269 (5%) | |
| 2. e4 | 142 (3%) | |
| 2. d3 | 128 (3%) | |
| 2. a3 | 77 (2%) |
Master games
730 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 44%, draw 18%, Black 38%). The strongest:
- GM M. Amin Tabatabaei (2722) – GM David Anton Guijarro (2642) 0-1 · Titled Tue 7th Jul 2026 · 2026-07-07
- GM Evgeny Romanov (2621) – GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2724) 1-0 · Aeroflot Open A 2018 · 2018-02-26
- GM Maxim Matlakov (2700) – GM Aleksandar Indjic (2620) 1-0 · World Rapid 2018 · 2018-12-26
- GM Rafael Leitao (2592) – GM Jorden Van Foreest (2690) 0-1 · Titled Tue 20th Dec Late · 2022-12-20
- GM Anton Korobov (2663) – GM Maxime Lagarde (2600) 1-0 · Titled Tue 15th Aug Early · 2023-08-15
Search all games of the English Opening: Anglo-Lithuanian Variation and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- gelyaromanova (2748) – BoneCrusher2020 (2726) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- Energetic_IP (2616) – Operator29 (2750) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- Andriy_2007 (2589) – willyjohnson1 (2643) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
English Opening 1. c4
More English Opening lines (all)
- 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-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.