Tree path 4 levels English Opening › Anglo-Indian Defense › King's Knight Variation › English Opening: Romanishin Gambit
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- English Opening A10
- Anglo-Indian Defense A15
- King's Knight Variation A15
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English Opening: Romanishin Gambit
Overview
English Opening: Romanishin Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO A13, 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.
It begins with 8 plies and takes 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 a6 4. Bg2 b5 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation, which traces back to the root opening English Opening.
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- ECO code
- A13
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 8
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Statistics from Lichess
7,445 games · White 42.0% / Draw 9.5% / Black 48.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| b3 | 3,617 | |
| Ne5 | 1,118 | |
| cxb5 | 972 | |
| O-O | 882 | |
| Nd4 | 374 | |
| d3 | 288 | |
| Qc2 | 89 | |
| Na3 | 35 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:42:33
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