Hungarian Opening
Chess opening · ECO A00 · 1 half-move
1. g3
The Hungarian Opening is reached after 1. g3. It is Black's move in the position shown.
How often it is played
The Hungarian Opening and its variations appeared in 1.6% of games — 48,141 of 3,000,000 rated games sampled from Lichess in September 2026. That makes it number 30 of the openings listed here.
Results
White won 51%, 3.8% were drawn and Black won 46%. These are games between players of every strength and time control, so they say how the opening does in practice rather than how sound it is.
What the engine thinks
Stockfish, at depth 18, evaluates the position at +0.21 — a small edge for White. Positive numbers favour White; see reading the evaluation bar.
Similar openings
The most-played alternatives — what else could have been chosen around the move where this opening begins.
| Opening | Moves | Share of games |
|---|---|---|
| King's Pawn Game | 1. e4 | 59% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 1. d4 | 26% |
| English Opening | 1. c4 | 3.0% |
Main continuations
| Variation | Moves | Share of games |
|---|---|---|
| Hungarian Opening: Slav Formation | 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 | 0.15% |
| Hungarian Opening: Catalan Formation | 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e6 | 0.12% |
| Hungarian Opening: Indian Defense | 1. g3 Nf6 | 0.11% |
| Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Variation | 1. g3 g6 | 0.11% |
| Hungarian Opening: Sicilian Invitation | 1. g3 c5 | 0.10% |
| Hungarian Opening: Reversed Modern Defense | 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c5 | 0.03% |
| Hungarian Opening: Reversed Alekhine | 1. g3 e5 2. Nf3 | 0.03% |
| Lasker Simul Special | 1. g3 h5 | 0.02% |
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