An efficient intramolecular [4 + 2] cycloadditionreaction of amide-1,6-enynes has been developed, under silver catalysis starting from electron-rich triple bonds. Asymmetric reaction conditions in the presence of Ag salts and chiral atropisomeric MeO-Biphep diphosphine ligands were also investigated and afforded the cyclic amides in good yields and enantiomeric excesses up to 50%.