English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense
1. c4 d5
The English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO A10, reached after 1. c4 d5. It is a line of the English Opening. White is to move. 3 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 29,920 times by this move order. White won 53%, 4% were drawn and Black won 43%. The most popular continuation is 2. cxd5 (70% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.63 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 2. cxd5 c6 3. dxc6 Nxc6 4. d3 e5)
- ECO
- A10
- Moves
- 2 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 d5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 11,021 | |
| 1500-1999 | 16,359 | |
| 2000+ | 2,540 | |
| All | 29,920 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2. cxd5 | 20,822 (70%) | |
| 2. Nc3 | 2,646 (9%) | |
| 2. e3 | 2,430 (8%) | |
| 2. d4 | 1,208 (4%) | |
| 2. g3 | 801 (3%) | |
| 2. c5 | 603 (2%) | |
| 2. b3 | 370 (1%) | |
| 2. d3 | 351 (1%) |
Master games
264 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 62%, draw 13%, Black 25%). The strongest:
- GM Borki Predojevic (2600) – GM Andrey Sumets (2638) 1/2-1/2 · 19th Zadar Open A · 2012-12-22
- GM Sasa Martinovic (2551) – GM Hrvoje Stevic (2601) 1/2-1/2 · ch-CRO 2017 · 2017-04-26
- GM Igor Kovalenko (2644) – IM Vincent Keymer (2502) 1-0 · Bundesliga 2018-19 · 2019-03-02
- GM Evgeny A. Levin (2505) – GM Boris Grachev (2628) 1/2-1/2 · ch-RUS Blitz 2016 · 2016-10-04
- GM Narayanan S L (2658) – GM Vugar Rasulov (2453) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 21st Dec · 2021-12-21
Search all games of the English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Penicillium_salamii (2592) – IM MassterofMayhem (2662) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- NM chessiah (2572) – IM MassterofMayhem (2665) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- FM uhlmannfan (2533) – IM chessplayerpatzer (2667) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
English Opening 1. c4
Continuations
- English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Löhn Gambit A10 · 1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 e6
- English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Schulz Gambit A10 · 1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 Nf6
- English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense, Malvinas Variation A10 · 1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5
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-Lithuanian Variation A10
- English Opening: Great Snake Variation A10
- English Opening: Jaenisch Gambit A10
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Botvinnik System, Prickly Pawn Pass System A10
- English Opening: Myers Defense A10
- English Opening: Myers 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.