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English Opening: Myers Defense
Overview
English Opening: Myers 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 g5.
It branches immediately from English Opening in the opening tree.
2 named variations grow from this line, including English Opening: Myers Gambit, English Opening: Zilbermints Gambit.
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- ECO code
- A10
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 2
- Parent
- English Opening
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
89,176 games · White 52.8% / Draw 4.2% / Black 42.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 44,798 | |
| d4 | 21,107 | |
| g3 | 9,899 | |
| e3 | 4,545 | |
| d3 | 2,428 | |
| e4 | 1,510 | |
| Nf3 | 1,406 | |
| h4 | 1,138 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:40:21
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