Hungarian Opening

The main line

The Hungarian Opening is reached by 1. g3 (ECO A00). It's one of 20 named lines under this opening in the book.

Named variations (19)

• Dutch Defense — 1. g3 f5 (A00)
• Myers Defense — 1. g3 g5 (A00)
• Sicilian Invitation — 1. g3 c5 (A00)
• Symmetrical Variation — 1. g3 g6 (A00)
• Indian Defense — 1. g3 Nf6 (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 (A00)
• Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit — 1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 g5 (A07)
• 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 — 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)
• Asten Gambit — 1. g3 Nc6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 e5 4. dxe5 d4 5. Ne4 f5 (A00)
• Paris Gambit — 1. g3 e5 2. Nh3 d5 3. f4 Bxh3 4. Bxh3 exf4 5. O-O (A00)

Analyze the Hungarian Opening

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