English Opening: Wing Gambit
1. c4 c5 2. b4
The English Opening: Wing Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A30, reached after 1. c4 c5 2. 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 82 times by this move order. White won 49%, 7% were drawn and Black won 44%. The most popular continuation is 2… cxb4 (45% of games).
Engine evaluation: −0.93 (Stockfish, depth 38; best line 2… cxb4 3. a3 e6 4. e4 Nc6 5. d4)
- ECO
- A30
- Moves
- 3 plies
- FEN
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1. c4 c5 2. b4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 25 | |
| 1500-1999 | 46 | |
| 2000+ | 11 | |
| All | 82 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2… cxb4 | 37 (45%) | |
| 2… b6 | 14 (17%) | |
| 2… e6 | 9 (11%) | |
| 2… Nc6 | 8 (10%) | |
| 2… d6 | 5 (6%) | |
| 2… e5 | 3 (4%) | |
| 2… Nf6 | 2 (2%) | |
| 2… d5 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 0%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- FM Dimitrios Makridis (2372) – FM Jain Jeet (2139) 1-0 · Titled Tue 8th Nov Early · 2022-11-08
- CM Leonardo Vincenti (2209) – CM Nikolaos Skiadopoulos (1917) 0-1 · Titled Tue 9th Apr Early · 2024-04-09
Search all games of the English Opening: Wing Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Fqorri1 (2288) – jnanichess (2322) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- carlehine (2329) – guixgoliat (2260) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- SA77chess (2162) – Womenya_ITC (2216) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
More English Opening lines (all)
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- 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.