English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Napolitano Gambit
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b4
The English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Napolitano Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A30, reached after 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b4. It is a line of the English Opening. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1 times by this move order. White won 100%, 0% were drawn and Black won 0%. The most popular continuation is 3… cxb4 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.85 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 3… cxb4 4. a3 e6 5. g3 a5 6. Bg2)
- ECO
- A30
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… cxb4 | 1 (100%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- mchlschuster (1807) – Panther_o2o5 (1790) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 600 + 0s
Comes from
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (1… c5 2. Nf3) 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3
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- 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.