Tree path 3 levels English Opening › Anglo-Dutch Defense › Hickmann Gambit
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English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense, Hickmann Gambit
Overview
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense, Hickmann Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A10, Flank Openings). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
The line arises from 3 plies — specifically the moves 1. c4 f5 2. e4.
The line refines English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense, which traces back to the root opening English Opening.
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- ECO code
- A10
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 3
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Statistics from Lichess
24,308 games · White 51.1% / Draw 4.5% / Black 44.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| fxe4 | 16,984 | |
| Nf6 | 3,215 | |
| d6 | 2,091 | |
| e6 | 1,107 | |
| e5 | 410 | |
| f4 | 200 | |
| g6 | 116 | |
| g5 | 36 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:39:49
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