English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4

English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation is catalogued under ECO code A18. It is reached after 3 moves (5 half-moves): 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4. After the last move it is Black to play. White opens 1. c4. It is a named variation of the English Opening, which has 175 catalogued lines in total.

Position shown after the last move; Black to play.