English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Schulz Gambit
1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 Nf6
The English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Schulz Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A10, reached after 1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 Nf6. 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 2,569 times by this move order. White won 55%, 4% were drawn and Black won 41%. The most popular continuation is 3. Nc3 (70% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.53 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 3. d4 c6 4. dxc6 Nxc6 5. Nf3 e5)
- ECO
- A10
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 Nf6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 438 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1,682 | |
| 2000+ | 449 | |
| All | 2,569 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Nc3 | 1,788 (70%) | |
| 3. e4 | 211 (8%) | |
| 3. g3 | 163 (6%) | |
| 3. Nf3 | 158 (6%) | |
| 3. d4 | 110 (4%) | |
| 3. e3 | 45 (2%) | |
| 3. Qa4+ | 23 (1%) | |
| 3. d3 | 22 (1%) |
Master games
87 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 54%, draw 13%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- IM Piotr Brodowski (2443) – GM Hikaru Nakamura (2736) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 1st Feb B · 2022-02-02
- GM Gabor Nagy (2495) – GM Tamir Nabaty (2638) 1-0 · Chess.com Bullet Open 1 · 2020-12-19
- GM Luca Jr Moroni (2563) – IM Tobias Koelle (2496) 0-1 · 2nd 3-0 Thu 12th Mar 2026 · 2026-03-12
- GM Leon Luke Mendonca (2605) – FM Moritz Weishaeutel (2402) 1-0 · Titled Tue 30th Jun 2026 · 2026-06-30
- GM Leon Luke Mendonca (2613) – FM Moritz Weishaeutel (2393) 1-0 · Titled Tue 26th May 2026 · 2026-05-26
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Penicillium_salamii (2585) – Blagoslavlenny_Bogom (2566) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- Douluo_Dalu (2550) – Blagoslavlenny_Bogom (2520) 1/2-1/2 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- anirudhha (2592) – ArmanPetrosyan (2433) 1-0 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 2s
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, Löhn Gambit A10
- English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Malvinas Variation 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.