Tree path 4 levels English Opening › Anglo-Dutch Defense › English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Ferenc Gambit › English Opening: Porcupine Variation
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- English Opening A10
- Anglo-Dutch Defense A10
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English Opening: Porcupine Variation
Overview
English Opening: Porcupine Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 fxe4 4. g4, after 7 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Variation, Ferenc Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening English Opening.
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- ECO code
- A10
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 7
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Statistics from Lichess
1,620 games · White 54.3% / Draw 4.7% / Black 41.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| h6 | 769 | |
| d5 | 355 | |
| g6 | 167 | |
| d6 | 142 | |
| g5 | 76 | |
| e5 | 51 | |
| e6 | 32 | |
| e3 | 8 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:40:27
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