Mieses Opening: Reversed Rat
1. d3 e5
The Mieses Opening: Reversed Rat is a chess opening classified as ECO A00, reached after 1. d3 e5. It is a line of the Mieses Opening. 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 18,741 times by this move order. White won 47%, 4% were drawn and Black won 49%. The most popular continuation is 2. e4 (34% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.06 (Stockfish, depth 50; best line 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 d5)
- ECO
- A00
- Moves
- 2 plies
- FEN
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1. d3 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 11,065 | |
| 1500-1999 | 6,769 | |
| 2000+ | 907 | |
| All | 18,741 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2. e4 | 6,337 (34%) | |
| 2. e3 | 2,827 (15%) | |
| 2. Nf3 | 2,518 (13%) | |
| 2. g3 | 1,182 (6%) | |
| 2. c3 | 1,167 (6%) | |
| 2. Nd2 Valencia Opening | 685 (4%) | |
| 2. Nc3 | 599 (3%) | |
| 2. c4 | 463 (2%) |
Master games
420 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 41%, draw 13%, Black 46%). The strongest:
- GM Hikaru Nakamura (2777) – GM So, W. (2780) 1-0 · chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018 · 2018-12-02
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2847) – GM Vahap Sanal (2572) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 · 2021-04-03
- GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2676) – GM David Paravyan (2654) 0-1 · Titled Tuesday 10th Nov · 2020-11-10
- GM Aleksandar Indjic (2607) – GM Bassem Amin (2695) 0-1 · Indjic-Amin Blitz · 2021-03-19
- GM Mahammad Muradli (2653) – GM Martyn Kravtsiv (2598) 0-1 · Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 · 2026-09-01
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Highest-rated Lichess games
- GM Fabsid (2815) – IM khubushka2007 (2793) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- civotnezc (2633) – spartak20 (2698) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- IM karagioules (2651) – ChampionssLeague (2592) 0-1 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Mieses Opening 1. d3
Continuations
- Valencia Opening A00 · 1. d3 e5 2. Nd2
More Mieses 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.