Hungarian Opening win rate

White scored 51.3% (margin 0.7 points) in 17,245 rated games of the Hungarian Opening, ECO A00, played between players within 100 rating points on 1 September 2026. It ranked number 27 of 117 openings by popularity and made up 1.1% of all games.

49.0%

46.4%

White wins 49.0%
Draws 4.6%
Black wins 46.4%

17,245 games

How often does White win in the Hungarian Opening?

White won 49.0% of the 17,245 games, 4.6% were drawn and Black won 46.4%. White's score of 51.3% is no clear difference from White's score across all openings (51.9%): the gap of 0.5 points is inside the margin of 0.7 points.

Results of 17,245 Hungarian Opening games, 1 September 2026.
Result	Games	Share
White wins	8,456	49.0%
Draws	795	4.6%
Black wins	7,994	46.4%

Does the Hungarian Opening score differently at different ratings?

White's score is highest at 1200 to 1599 (51.6%) and lowest at under 1200 (50.9%). That spread of 0.7 points is inside the two margins added together, so the data show no clear difference between the bands.

Players rated 1200 to 1599 choose the Hungarian Opening most often relative to their other openings, in 1.1 percent of their games.

White's score in the Hungarian Opening by the lower rating of the two players, 1 September 2026.
Rating band	Games	Share of the band	White score	Margin (points)
under 1200	2,755	1.0%	50.9%	1.8
1200 to 1599	6,510	1.1%	51.6%	1.2
1600 to 1999	6,546	1.1%	51.3%	1.2

How does the Hungarian Opening do in blitz, rapid and classical?

The time control changes who tends to win, because the clock matters more in faster games. Rows with fewer than 1,500 games are left out.

White's score in the Hungarian Opening by time control, 1 September 2026.
Time control	Games	White score	Margin (points)
Blitz	13,961	51.3%	0.8
Rapid	3,224	51.3%	1.7

What are the most played lines of the Hungarian Opening?

The most played named line is the Slav Formation, with 1,457 games and a White score of 54.1%. The table lists the ten most played lines that reached 300 games; a line below that is counted in the last row.

Named lines of the Hungarian Opening, most played first, 1 September 2026.
Line	Games	White score	Margin (points)
Slav Formation	1,457	54.1%	2.5
Catalan Formation	1,121	51.3%	2.8
Indian Defense	965	48.0%	3.1
Sicilian Invitation	901	50.3%	3.2
Symmetrical Variation	847	49.1%	3.3
Reversed Modern Defense	333	52.4%	5.2
Main line and less played lines	11,621	51.5%	0.9

How were these opening statistics measured?

Rated Blitz, Rapid and Classical games on 1 September 2026 between players within 100 rating points, banded by the lower rating. A score is wins plus half the draws, with a 95 percent margin. The hub page explains the method in full.

Frequently asked questions

What is the win rate of the Hungarian Opening?

White won 49.0%, drew 4.6% and lost 46.4% of 17,245 games, a White score of 51.3% with a margin of 0.7 points. These are games on Lichess on 1 September 2026.

Is the Hungarian Opening good for White?

At these ratings White's score was no clear difference from White's score across all openings (51.9%): the gap of 0.5 points is inside the margin of 0.7 points. A difference of a point or two is small, and the side that picks an opening also picks which games reach it, so the number describes what happened at these ratings and is not a ruling on the opening.

What is the most popular line of the Hungarian Opening?

The Slav Formation was the most played named line, with 1,457 games, which is 8.4% of the Hungarian Opening games.

Sources

Lichess open database, standard rated games (CC0), file for September 2026, read 2026-10-22

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