English Opening: Wade Gambit
1. c4 f5 2. g4
The English Opening: Wade Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A10, reached after 1. c4 f5 2. g4. 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 28 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 2… fxg4 (57% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.26 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 2… fxg4 3. h3 g3 4. fxg3 e5 5. e3)
- ECO
- A10
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 f5 2. g4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 2 | |
| 1500-1999 | 14 | |
| 2000+ | 12 | |
| All | 28 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… fxg4 | 16 (57%) | |
| 2… d6 | 5 (18%) | |
| 2… d5 | 4 (14%) | |
| 2… e5 | 2 (7%) | |
| 2… f4 | 1 (4%) |
Master games
15 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 67%, draw 0%, Black 33%). The strongest:
- IM Arystanbek Urazayev (2453) – IM Michael Song (2421) 1-0 · Titled Tuesday 10th Aug · 2021-08-10
- IM Mikhail Markov (2420) – Kozganbayev, E. (2342) 1-0 · Almaty Open 2017 · 2017-10-06
- FM Gabriel Quispe Arteaga (2374) – Przemyslaw Koc (2346) 1-0 · chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw · 2022-11-12
- Rodolfos Stamatiou (2308) – IM Jakub Pulpan (2392) 0-1 · Titled Tue 17th Sep Late · 2024-09-17
- FM Shakked Tifferet (2305) – FM Franciszek Sernecki (2344) 0-1 · Titled Tue 28th Jan Early · 2025-01-28
Search all games of the English Opening: Wade Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- AlekVS (2408) – michalios1975 (2459) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 2s
- AlekVS (2434) – damngenius (2425) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 2s
- Chess_Shaylushay (2383) – Cassius5171 (2362) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense 1. c4 f5
More English Opening lines (all)
- English Opening A10
- English Opening: Achilles-Omega Gambit A10
- English Opening: Adorjan 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
- English Opening: Great Snake Variation 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.