A00

Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Variation

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Statistics from Lichess

1,769,832 games: White 47.6% / Draw 5.6% / Black 46.8%

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Next move	Games	White / Draw / BlackW / D / B
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Rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, from the Lichess opening explorer, updated Oct 29, 2026

Engine evaluation

+0.14 The position is about equal

Best play: 2. d4 d5 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. b3 dxc4

Stockfish 19, depth 30, after the line's last move. Scores are in pawns, from White's side.

By rating

The stronger the players, the worse this line does for Black: Black scores 50% under 1400, 47% at 2200 and up and 44% in master games (wins plus half the draws).

Players	Games	White / Draw / BlackW / D / B
Under 1400	562K
1400–1799	1.2M
1800–2199	895K
2200 and up	188K
Masters, over the board	3,207

Master games

Rated blitz, rapid and classical Lichess games by rating band, and over-the-board games of players rated 2200+ from the Lichess masters database, updated Sep 27, 2026

Overview

Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Variation (ECO A00, Flank Openings) is a variation of the Hungarian Opening, reached after 1. g3 g6 (1 move).

In 1,769,832 rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500, White won 47.6%, Black 46.8% and 5.6% were drawn. White's most played move here is 2. Bg2, in 90% of those games.

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Popularity by year

The Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Variation has stayed between 0.061% and 0.073% of Lichess games a year since 2016 (0.068% in 2025).

0.061%0.068%0.073%

Numbers by year

Year	Share of games	Games
2016	0.061%	21,961
2017	0.065%	35,995
2018	0.07%	55,249
2019	0.073%	90,653
2020	0.071%	208,109
2021	0.068%	265,038
2022	0.067%	252,837
2023	0.068%	256,069
2024	0.069%	247,233
2025	0.068%	235,306
2026 (Jan–Apr)	0.067%	73,597

Share of rated Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500 (blitz, rapid and classical) that reach this position, by year; 2026: January to April. Which openings are rising and falling

Cite this page

Caissa Codex. “Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Variation (A00)”. Lichess data as of 29 Oct 2026. https://chesscodex.org/openings/hungarian-opening-symmetrical-variation