English Opening: Myers Gambit
1. c4 g5 2. d4 Bg7
The English Opening: Myers Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A10, reached after 1. c4 g5 2. d4 Bg7. 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 29 times by this move order. White won 52%, 0% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 3. Bxg5 (45% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.30 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 3. Nc3 h6 4. h4 gxh4 5. Nf3 d6)
- ECO
- A10
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 g5 2. d4 Bg7
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 7 | |
| 1500-1999 | 14 | |
| 2000+ | 8 | |
| All | 29 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Bxg5 | 13 (45%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 6 (21%) | |
| 3. e4 | 4 (14%) | |
| 3. e3 | 3 (10%) | |
| 3. g3 | 2 (7%) | |
| 3. Nf3 | 1 (3%) |
Master games
20 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 30%, draw 0%, Black 70%). The strongest:
- GM Bharath Subramaniyam H (2566) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2832) 0-1 · Titled Tue 6th Aug Late · 2024-08-06
- IM Matthew J Wadsworth (2467) – GM Lucas Van Foreest (2568) 0-1 · Titled Tue 4th Oct Early · 2022-10-04
- Jakub Szostko (1975) – GM Richard Rapport (2687) 0-1 · ch-European Rapid 2013 · 2013-12-14
- CM Jan Murawski (2200) – IM Sim Maerevoet (2441) 0-1 · Titled Tue 3rd Mar 2026 · 2026-03-03
- CM Alexandros Papasimakopoulos (2259) – FM Ori Taichman (2297) 0-1 · Titled Tue 8th Mar Early · 2022-03-08
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- ISLAMLEADER2 (2530) – joobree (2588) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Aleksandr_500911 (2283) – jodaras (2264) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 2s
- rokius (2170) – sinip (2277) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
English Opening: Myers Defense 1. c4 g5
More English Opening lines (all)
- English Opening A10
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- 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.