Tree path 5 levels English Opening › Agincourt Defense › English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation › English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian › English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation, Nei Gambit
- Chess Codex
- English Opening A10
- Agincourt Defense A13
- English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation A18
- English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian A19
- English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation, Nei Gambit A19 you are here
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation, Nei Gambit
Overview
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation, Nei Gambit is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO A19 in the Flank Openings group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.
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 8 plies and takes 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 c5 4. e5 Ng8 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian, part of the broader English Opening system.
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- ECO code
- A19
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 8
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Statistics from Lichess
88,752 games · White 51.6% / Draw 5.3% / Black 43.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 49,879 | |
| f4 | 19,270 | |
| d4 | 10,825 | |
| g3 | 2,477 | |
| d3 | 2,235 | |
| Qg4 | 1,780 | |
| Ne4 | 755 | |
| Bd3 | 343 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:44:48
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