English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Löhn Gambit
1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 e6
The English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Löhn Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A10, reached after 1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 e6. 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 731 times by this move order. White won 58%, 3% were drawn and Black won 39%. The most popular continuation is 3. dxe6 (71% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.95 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 3. dxe6 Bxe6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Be7)
- ECO
- A10
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 e6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 200 | |
| 1500-1999 | 458 | |
| 2000+ | 73 | |
| All | 731 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. dxe6 | 520 (71%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 164 (22%) | |
| 3. d4 | 16 (2%) | |
| 3. Nf3 | 10 (1%) | |
| 3. g3 | 6 (1%) | |
| 3. e4 | 6 (1%) | |
| 3. d6 | 5 (1%) | |
| 3. Qa4+ | 2 (0%) |
Master games
4 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 75%, draw 0%, Black 25%). The strongest:
- Elvin Wilson (2183) – IM Alexander Reprintsev (2353) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 17th Aug · 2021-08-17
- FM Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso (2460) – Kamila Hryshchenko (2037) 0-1 · Titled Tue 8th Mar Late · 2022-03-08
- Isaac Chiu (2195) – Stewart Taylor (1918) 1-0 · 2nd Colonial Open 2021 · 2021-04-02
- Eric Aumont (1785) – Udo Kolendowicz (1318) 1-0 · 8th Angers Open · 2013-05-05
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Vikingochileno (2429) – Fishuana (2413) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- Alanas (2548) – kolbox68 (2163) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- Guuuu (2337) – hassol (2220) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 600 + 0s
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, 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.