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English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense
Overview
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under 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 is reached after 2 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. c4 f5.
It branches immediately from English Opening in the opening tree.
4 named variations grow from this line, including Hickmann Gambit, English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Chabanon Gambit, English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Ferenc Gambit, and others.
In total, the branch covers 5 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- A10
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 2
- Parent
- English Opening
- Direct variations
- 4
- Total in subtree
- 5
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Statistics from Lichess
2,229,165 games · White 49.8% / Draw 5.2% / Black 45.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 1,248,296 | |
| g3 | 352,018 | |
| d4 | 259,724 | |
| e3 | 112,230 | |
| Nf3 | 105,066 | |
| d3 | 43,359 | |
| b3 | 35,436 | |
| e4 | 23,293 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:39:46
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