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English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation
Overview
English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under ECO A18.
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 5 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from English Opening: Agincourt Defense, part of the broader English Opening system.
3 named variations grow from this line, including English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation, English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation, English Opening: Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian.
In total, the branch covers 4 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- A18
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 5
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
1,283,576 games · White 53.8% / Draw 5.3% / Black 40.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 490,398 | |
| Bb4 | 198,215 | |
| d6 | 195,426 | |
| c5 | 135,342 | |
| c6 | 72,203 | |
| Be7 | 46,113 | |
| Nc6 | 44,793 | |
| b6 | 34,476 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:44:39
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