Mieses Opening
Overview
Mieses Opening sits at the top of the Flank Openings tree, 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 1 ply and takes 1. d3 to reach the canonical position.
3 named variations grow from this line, including Myers Spike Attack, Reversed Rat, Venezolana Variation.
Together the deeper variations number 4 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- A00
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 1
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 4
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Statistics from Lichess
11,749,242 games · White 46.7% / Draw 4.7% / Black 48.5%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d5 | 4,307,989 | |
| e5 | 2,394,564 | |
| Nf6 | 1,321,951 | |
| e6 | 895,885 | |
| c5 | 817,835 | |
| g6 | 598,264 | |
| c6 | 422,359 | |
| d6 | 386,340 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 00:29:01
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