A00
Hungarian Opening
1. g3
In the Hungarian Opening, aim to understand the plans and pawn structures, not just memorize the first moves.
The Hungarian Opening is a chess opening classified under ECO code A00. It is reached after the moves 1. g3: 1 move in, with Black to play.
Learn its typical plans and pawn structures rather than memorizing moves — that’s what holds up over the board.
18 named variations branch from this position; the list at the end of the page goes one move deeper into each.
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- Asten Gambit1. g3 Nc6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 e5 4. dxe5 d4 5. Ne4 f5
- Burk Gambit1. g3 e5 2. a3 d5 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nh4 Be7 5. d3
- Bucker Gambit1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. b4
- Catalan Formation1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e6
- Dutch Defense1. g3 f5
- Indian Defense1. g3 Nf6
- Myers Defense1. g3 g5
- Pachman Gambit1. g3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Qh5+ g6
- Paris Gambit1. g3 e5 2. Nh3 d5 3. f4 Bxh3 4. Bxh3 exf4 5. O-O
- Reversed Alekhine1. g3 e5 2. Nf3
- Reversed Brooklyn Defense, Brooklyn Benko Gambit1. g3 e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Ng1 Nf6 4. b4
- Reversed Modern Defense1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c5
- Reversed Norwegian Defense1. g3 e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Nh4
- Sicilian Invitation1. g3 c5
- Slav Formation1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6
- Symmetrical Variation1. g3 g6
- Van Kuijk Gambit1. g3 h5 2. Nf3 h4
- Winterberg Gambit1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. c4 dxc4 4. b3