Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Variation

1. g3 g6

Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Variation after 1. g3 g6 87654321abcdefgh

The Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. g3 g6. It is a line of the Hungarian Opening. White is to move.

In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 6,930 times by this move order. White won 48%, 4% were drawn and Black won 48%. The most popular continuation is 2. Bg2 (88% of games).

Engine evaluation: +0.11 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6)

ECO
A00
Moves
2 plies
FEN
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PGN
1. g3 g6

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Results by rating

Average ratingGamesWhite / draw / Black
0-14992,14049%47%
1500-19993,64146%49%
2000+1,14949%45%
All6,93048%48%

Most played moves

MoveGamesWhite / draw / Black
2. Bg26,080 (88%)48%47%
2. b3182 (3%)44%53%
2. Nf3118 (2%)60%36%
2. d484 (1%)44%48%
2. d371 (1%)42%52%
2. f360 (1%)45%52%
2. c351 (1%)53%45%
2. e350 (1%)48%50%

Master games

2,305 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 48%, draw 22%, Black 30%). The strongest:

Search all games of the Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Variation and its sub-variations

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Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.