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- Hungarian Opening A00
- Reversed Alekhine A00
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Hungarian Opening: Reversed Norwegian Defense
Overview
Hungarian Opening: Reversed Norwegian Defense is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A00.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It begins with 5 plies and takes 1. g3 e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Nh4 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Hungarian Opening: Reversed Alekhine, which itself descends from the root opening Hungarian Opening.
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- ECO code
- A00
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 5
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Statistics from Lichess
5,505 games · White 48.5% / Draw 4.1% / Black 47.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 2,903 | |
| Be7 | 1,147 | |
| g5 | 788 | |
| Nf6 | 240 | |
| Nc6 | 119 | |
| Bc5 | 81 | |
| f5 | 58 | |
| b6 | 33 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:27:35
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