Hungarian Opening
1. g3
The Hungarian Opening is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. g3. Black is to move. 16 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 140,018 times by this move order. White won 49%, 5% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 1… d5 (32% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.10 (Stockfish, depth 60; best line 1… c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4 g6 4. Bg2)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 1 plies
- FEN
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1. g3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 56,828 | |
| 1500-1999 | 68,817 | |
| 2000+ | 14,373 | |
| All | 140,018 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 1… d5 | 44,142 (32%) | |
| 1… e5 | 40,247 (29%) | |
| 1… e6 | 9,517 (7%) | |
| 1… Nf6 Indian Defense | 8,363 (6%) | |
| 1… c5 Sicilian Invitation | 8,314 (6%) | |
| 1… c6 | 8,178 (6%) | |
| 1… g6 Symmetrical Variation | 6,930 (5%) | |
| 1… d6 | 3,994 (3%) |
Master games
9,304 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 46%, draw 20%, Black 34%). The strongest:
- LCZero v0.24-sv-t60-3010 (3958) – Houdini 6.03 (3854) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Premier 2020 · 2020-03-28
- Houdini 6.03 (3854) – LCZero v0.24-sv-t60-3010 (3958) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Premier 2020 · 2020-03-25
- Stockfish dev-20250118-8e3e22b (3683) – LCZero 0.31-dag-c93c6a8-BT4-61 (3652) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 27 Theory Bonus · 2025-01-25
- GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2788) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2851) 0-1 · 4th Norway Blitz 2016 · 2016-04-18
- GM Richard Rapport (2760) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2855) 1/2-1/2 · 9th Norway Armageddon · 2021-09-09
Search all games of the Hungarian Opening and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM sillyMASTER (2834) – FM Guary1 (2795) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- GM Yarebore (2932) – DikiyDjo (2690) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- GM Yarebore (2933) – DikiyDjo (2689) 1-0 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Continuations
- Hungarian Opening: Dutch Defense A00 · 1. g3 f5
- Hungarian Opening: Indian Defense A00 · 1. g3 Nf6
- Hungarian Opening: Myers Defense A00 · 1. g3 g5
- Hungarian Opening: Sicilian Invitation A00 · 1. g3 c5
- Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Variation A00 · 1. g3 g6
- Lasker Simul Special A00 · 1. g3 h5
- Hungarian Opening: Reversed Alekhine A00 · 1. g3 e5 2. Nf3
- Hungarian Opening: Catalan Formation A00 · 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e6
- Hungarian Opening: Reversed Modern Defense A00 · 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c5
- Hungarian Opening: Slav Formation A00 · 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6
- Hungarian Opening: Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit A07 · 1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 g5
- Hungarian Opening: Bücker Gambit A00 · 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. b4
- Hungarian Opening: Winterberg Gambit A00 · 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. c4 dxc4 4. b3
- Hungarian Opening: Burk Gambit A00 · 1. g3 e5 2. a3 d5 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nh4 Be7 5. d3
- Hungarian Opening: Paris Gambit A00 · 1. g3 e5 2. Nh3 d5 3. f4 Bxh3 4. Bxh3 exf4 5. O-O
- Hungarian Opening: Asten Gambit A00 · 1. g3 Nc6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 e5 4. dxe5 d4 5. Ne4 f5
More Hungarian Opening lines (all)
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.