ECO A18: English Opening
ECO A18 is part of volume A — Flank Openings.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 3 named lines under it.
The shortest is English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation:
1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4.
That position has come up in 1,283,576 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 53.8%, 5.3% were drawn and Black won 40.8%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 |
5 |
| English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 Nc6 |
6 |
| English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 |
7 |