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English Opening: Adorjan Defense
Overview
English Opening: Adorjan Defense is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A10.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It begins with 4 plies and takes 1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of English Opening: Great Snake Variation, which itself descends from the root opening English Opening.
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- ECO code
- A10
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
18,638 games · White 48.5% / Draw 5.4% / Black 46.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 7,571 | |
| d3 | 5,480 | |
| Nf3 | 2,984 | |
| g3 | 722 | |
| d4 | 667 | |
| a3 | 285 | |
| h3 | 165 | |
| b3 | 143 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:39:43
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