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- Chess Codex
- English Opening A10
- Agincourt Defense A13
- English Opening: Agincourt Defense A13
- English Opening: Agincourt Defense A13
- English Opening: Neo-Catalan A13
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English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Tarrasch Defense
Overview
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Tarrasch Defense is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A13.
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 12 plies and takes 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c5 5. b3 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from English Opening: Neo-Catalan, part of the broader English Opening system.
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- ECO code
- A13
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 12
- Parent
- English Opening: Neo-Catalan
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Statistics from Lichess
21,507 games · White 51.7% / Draw 6.5% / Black 41.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bb2 | 12,796 | |
| e3 | 4,442 | |
| cxd5 | 1,934 | |
| d3 | 1,351 | |
| d4 | 493 | |
| Nc3 | 195 | |
| a3 | 138 | |
| Na3 | 62 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:42:21
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