Zukertort Opening: Drunken Cavalry Variation
1. Nf3 Na6 2. e4 Nh6
The Zukertort Opening: Drunken Cavalry Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A04, reached after 1. Nf3 Na6 2. e4 Nh6. It is a line of the Zukertort Opening. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 2 times by this move order. White won 50%, 0% were drawn and Black won 50%. The most popular continuation is 3. Bxa6 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: +1.34 (Stockfish, depth 30; best line 3. Bxa6 bxa6 4. d4 d5 5. Qd3 dxe4)
- ECO
- A04
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. Nf3 Na6 2. e4 Nh6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1 | |
| 1500-1999 | 1 | |
| All | 2 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. Bxa6 | 2 (100%) |
Highest-rated Lichess games
- silviolino (1710) – IDAMMAH (1687) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- navinchandarbala (649) – feyzaozkann (727) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 300 + 0s
Comes from
Zukertort Opening (1. Nf3) 1. Nf3
More Zukertort Opening lines (all)
- Zukertort Opening: Arctic Defense A04
- Zukertort Opening: Arctic Defense, Drunken Knight Variation A04
- Zukertort Opening: Basman Defense A04
- Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense A04
- Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation A04
- Zukertort Opening: Herrstrom Gambit A04
- Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto A04
- Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit A04
- Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred A04
- Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation A04
- Zukertort Opening: Polish Defense A04
- Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation A04
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.