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Hungarian Opening: Sicilian Invitation
Overview
Hungarian Opening: Sicilian Invitation is a named branch in the Flank Openings group of chess theory, classified under 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 is reached after 2 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. g3 c5.
It branches immediately from Hungarian Opening in the opening tree.
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- ECO code
- A00
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 2
- Parent
- Hungarian Opening
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Statistics from Lichess
2,000,873 games · White 48.0% / Draw 5.0% / Black 47.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Bg2 | 1,813,581 | |
| b3 | 30,931 | |
| c4 | 30,113 | |
| Nf3 | 29,889 | |
| d3 | 23,167 | |
| e3 | 11,454 | |
| d4 | 11,428 | |
| c3 | 8,667 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:27:36
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