- ECO code
- A00
- Moves
- 1.g3
- Family
- Hungarian Opening
- To move
- Black
- Master games
- 734
- Average game length
- 45 moves
- Years covered
- 1905–2026
Hungarian Opening is the opening filed under ECO code A00, reached after 1.g3. It belongs to the Hungarian Opening family; in the resulting position it is Black to move.
Katuranga's collection of 138,070 master games contains 734 games on this line — the 149th most played opening in the collection. The oldest game on this line is from 1905 and the most recent from 2026. The busiest decade in this collection is the 2020s, with 291 games. An average game here lasts 45 moves.
White wins 52% of those games, 25% end in a draw, and Black wins 23%. Compared with the collection average (White 37%, draws 35%, Black 28%), Black scores worse here by 5 percentage points. Draws are less common here than usual, by 10 points.
From this position the most popular move is 1...d5, played in 304 games, followed by 1...g6 (124) and 1...Nf6 (110). After 1...d5 White scores 55% and Black 21%.
The name that appears most often on the White side of this line is Nakamura,Hi (109 games); on the Black side, Carlsen,M (13).
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Results in master games
- White 52% (382)
- Draws 25% (184)
- Black 23% (168)
Most played continuations
| Move | Games | White / draws / Black | Leads into |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1...d5 | 304 | 55/24/21 | — |
| 1...g6 | 124 | 52/31/17 | — |
| 1...Nf6 | 110 | 57/22/21 | — |
| 1...e5 | 102 | 50/23/27 | — |
| 1...c5 | 65 | 40/35/25 | — |
| 1...h5 | 8 | 25/0/75 | — |
| 1...f5 | 6 | 33/17/50 | — |
| 1...e6 | 5 | 60/0/40 | — |
Played most often by
As White
- Nakamura,Hi 109
- Larsen, Bent 103
- Carlsen,M 49
As Black
- Carlsen,M 13
- Mamedyarov,S 12
- Nakamura,Hi 12
Games per decade
- 1900s 1
- 1920s 2
- 1950s 2
- 1960s 111
- 1970s 62
- 1980s 32
- 1990s 43
- 2000s 46
- 2010s 144
- 2020s 291
Master games on this line
| White | Black | Result | Year | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erigaisi,Arjun | Keinanen,Toivo | 1-0 | 2026 | 1st 3-0 Thu 2nd Jul 2026 |
| Le,Quang Liem | Nakamura,Hi | 0-1 | 2026 | Titled Tue 21st Apr 2026 |
| Nepomniachtchi,I | Puzyrevsky,Semyon | 1-0 | 2026 | 1st 3-0 Thu 15th Jan 2026 |
| Nakamura,Hi | Sarana,A | 1-0 | 2026 | Titled Tue 3rd Mar 2026 |
| Caruana,F | Weetik,V | 1-0 | 2026 | 1st 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026 |
| Caruana,F | Ibarra Jerez,JC | 1-0 | 2026 | Titled Tue 10th Feb 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the Hungarian Opening?
It is the opening with ECO code A00, reached after 1.g3. It belongs to the Hungarian Opening family.
Is the Hungarian Opening good for White or for Black?
In 734 master games on this line White wins 52%, 25% are drawn and Black wins 23%. The collection average is White 37%, draws 35%, Black 28% — so this line is no worse than usual for White than the field as a whole.
What is the main continuation of the Hungarian Opening?
1...d5 — played in 304 of the master games on this line.
Which grandmasters play the Hungarian Opening?
On the White side Nakamura,Hi (109), Larsen, Bent (103), Carlsen,M (49); on the Black side Carlsen,M (13), Mamedyarov,S (12), Nakamura,Hi (12).
Every number on this page is computed from Katuranga's master game collection; names and ECO codes follow the lichess opening book (CC0).
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