Chess openings / English Opening
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Scandinavian Defense
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Scandinavian Defense (A15) starts 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5. In 532 games between strong players, White wins 53%, 13% are drawn and Black wins 34%; the most played move is 3.cxd5 (76%).
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5
- ECO
- A15
- Games between strong players
- 532
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.cxd5 | 76% (406) | – | |
| 3.d4 | 8% (43) | – | |
| 3.g3 | 7% (36) | – | |
| 3.e3 | 5% (28) | – | |
| 3.Nc3 | 2% (10) | – | |
| 3.b3 | 2% (8) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3
More English Opening lines
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- English Opening: King's English Variation 29,627 games
- English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense 25,590 games
- English Opening: Agincourt Defense 20,221 games
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian 13,996 games
- English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation 12,875 games
- English Opening: Symmetrical Variation 11,089 games
- English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation 10,535 games
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation 9,235 games
- English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System 7,894 games
- English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined 6,917 games
- English Opening: Neo-Catalan 6,861 games
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