Hungarian Opening
What is the Hungarian Opening?
The Hungarian Opening is a chess opening that begins with 1. g3. It is classified under ECO A00–A07 and has 20 named variations. White chooses it with the move g3.
Moves: 1. g3
ECO: A00–A07
Chosen by: White
Main variations
1. g3 f5
1. g3 Nf6
1. g3 g5
1. g3 c5
1. g3 g6
1. g3 e5 2. Nf3
All 20 variations
| ECO | Variation | Moves |
|---|---|---|
| A00 | Main line | 1. g3 |
| A00 | Dutch Defense | 1. g3 f5 |
| A00 | Indian Defense | 1. g3 Nf6 |
| A00 | Myers Defense | 1. g3 g5 |
| A00 | Sicilian Invitation | 1. g3 c5 |
| A00 | Symmetrical Variation | 1. g3 g6 |
| A00 | Reversed Alekhine | 1. g3 e5 2. Nf3 |
| A00 | Catalan Formation | 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e6 |
| A00 | Reversed Modern Defense | 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c5 |
| A00 | Slav Formation | 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 |
| A00 | Van Kuijk Gambit | 1. g3 h5 2. Nf3 h4 |
| A07 | Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit | 1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 g5 |
| A00 | Bücker Gambit | 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. b4 |
| A00 | Reversed Norwegian Defense | 1. g3 e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Nh4 |
| A00 | Pachman Gambit | 1. g3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Qh5+ g6 |
| A00 | Reversed Brooklyn Defense, Brooklyn Benko Gambit | 1. g3 e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Ng1 Nf6 4. b4 |
| A00 | Winterberg Gambit | 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. c4 dxc4 4. b3 |
| A00 | Burk Gambit | 1. g3 e5 2. a3 d5 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nh4 Be7 5. d3 |
| A00 | Paris Gambit | 1. g3 e5 2. Nh3 d5 3. f4 Bxh3 4. Bxh3 exf4 5. O-O |
| A00 | Asten Gambit | 1. g3 Nc6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 e5 4. dxe5 d4 5. Ne4 f5 |
How to learn an opening
Learn the ideas before the moves: where the pieces go, which pawn breaks matter and what the typical middlegame plans are. Then play it, and after each game look up the point where you or your opponent left the known moves. MentoChess shows that point automatically for every game you import.
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