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Hungarian Opening

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Hungarian Opening is regularly played in classical games between masters. Below you will find its variations, move orders, result statistics and the players who play it most, compiled from games of 2500+ rated players.

13master games
2614avg. Elo
1variations
White wins %31 · draw %38 · Black wins %31

Played by: Wei Yi, Karjakin, Keymer, Rapport, Nihal, Malakhov, Abdusattorov, Giri

Main line

1.g3 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.d3 O-O 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.d4 a5 8.c4 a4 9.a3 Bd7 10.Qc2 Na5 11.Ne5 Be8 12.Rd1 c5 13.cxd5 exd5 14.dxc5 Rc8 15.Nd3 b6

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Variations played by masters (1)

Main line · ECO A00 · for White

1.g3 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.d3 O-O 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.d4 a5 8.c4 a4 9.a3 Bd7 10.Qc2 Na5 …
13 games · avg. Elo 2614 · W/D/L 4/5/4 · Model game: Karjakin – Lagno, 2024 (1-0)

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Other openings

Sicilian DefenseQueen's Gambit DeclinedRuy LopezEnglish OpeningItalian GameIndian DefensePetrov's DefenseNimzo-Indian DefenseFrench DefenseZukertort OpeningCaro-Kann DefenseQueen's Pawn GameKing's Indian AttackFour Knights GameQueen's Gambit AcceptedCatalan Opening

Statistics from classical games of 2500+ rated players. Notation: K king, Q queen, R rook, B bishop, N knight.