Lasker Simul Special
1. g3 h5
The Lasker Simul Special is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. g3 h5. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1,188 times by this move order. White won 44%, 4% were drawn and Black won 52%. The most popular continuation is 2. Bg2 (73% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.33 (Stockfish, depth 55; best line 2. Nf3 c5 3. Bg2 g6 4. e4 Nc6)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 2 plies
- FEN
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1. g3 h5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 271 | |
| 1500-1999 | 584 | |
| 2000+ | 333 | |
| All | 1,188 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2. Bg2 | 864 (73%) | |
| 2. h4 | 120 (10%) | |
| 2. Nf3 | 69 (6%) | |
| 2. h3 | 25 (2%) | |
| 2. b3 | 24 (2%) | |
| 2. d4 | 15 (1%) | |
| 2. d3 | 12 (1%) | |
| 2. e3 | 11 (1%) |
Master games
310 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 42%, draw 7%, Black 51%). The strongest:
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2830) – GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra (2588) 1-0 · Titled Tue 9th Apr Late · 2024-04-09
- GM Ivan Ivanisevic (2606) – GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2687) 0-1 · European Hybrid Swiss TB · 2021-05-30
- GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov (2700) – GM Elshan Moradiabadi (2586) 1-0 · FIDE World Blitz 2014 · 2014-06-20
- GM Aleksandr Shimanov (2581) – GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2688) 1-0 · Titled Tue 29th Nov Late · 2022-11-29
- GM Onischuk, V. (2612) – GM David W L Howell (2646) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 4th Jan · 2022-01-04
Search all games of the Lasker Simul Special and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Asabiyaa (2695) – IM Chigorinez (2718) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Asabiyaa (2705) – bombokobombo123456 (2691) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- Asabiyaa (2691) – July16Q (2610) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Hungarian Opening 1. g3
Continuations
- Hungarian Opening: Van Kuijk Gambit A00 · 1. g3 h5 2. Nf3 h4
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.