Zukertort Opening
Zukertort Opening (A04) starts 1.Nf3. In 186,160 games between strong players, White wins 47%, 15% are drawn and Black wins 38%; the most played move is 1…Nf6 (38%).
1.Nf3
- ECO
- A04
- Games between strong players
- 186,160
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1…Nf6 | 38% (70,458) | – | |
| 1…d5 | 34% (64,040) | – | |
| 1…c5 | 9% (17,139) | Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation | |
| 1…g6 | 5% (9,291) | Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto | |
| 1…d6 | 3% (6,083) | Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation | |
| 1…e6 | 3% (5,298) | Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation |
Where it comes from and where it goes
- King's Indian Attack 25,570 games
- Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation 17,140 games
- King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense 11,980 games
- Réti Opening 11,213 games
- Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto 9,291 games
- King's Indian Attack, with e6 8,163 games
- Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation 6,083 games
- Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation 5,298 games
- Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation 4,770 games
- Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation 3,194 games
- Zukertort Opening: Slav Invitation 2,885 games
- Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense 2,650 games
- Zukertort Opening: Queenside Fianchetto Variation 2,342 games
- King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 2,187 games
- Zukertort Opening: Quiet System 2,180 games
- King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation 2,115 games
- King's Indian Attack: Spassky Variation 1,758 games
- Zukertort Opening: Old Indian Attack 1,607 games
- Zukertort Opening: Reversed Mexican Defense 1,061 games
- Zukertort Opening: Polish Defense 536 games
- Zukertort Opening: Ross Gambit 487 games
- Zukertort Opening: Lemberger Gambit 157 games
- Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bled Variation 156 games
- Zukertort Opening: The Potato 146 games
- Polish Opening: Zukertort System 110 games
Top players' games in the Zukertort Opening, reviewed
- nihalsarin vs artooonChess.com blitz, 28 October 20260-1Accuracy 85.3 and 89.225…c3
- Praggnanandhaa R vs Hikaru Nakamura2026 Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown, round 8, 27 October 20261-0Accuracy 86.2 and 81.818…Nce4
- Alvar Alonso Rosell vs Nodirbek Yakubboev41st European Chess Club Cup 2026, Open, round 3, 19 October 20261-0Accuracy 88.0 and 85.330…Re7
Every Zukertort Opening line
- Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation 17,140 games
- Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto 9,291 games
- Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation 6,083 games
- Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation 5,298 games
- Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation 4,770 games
- Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation 3,194 games
- Zukertort Opening: Slav Invitation 2,885 games
- Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense 2,650 games
- Zukertort Opening: Queenside Fianchetto Variation 2,342 games
- Zukertort Opening: Quiet System 2,180 games
- Zukertort Opening: Old Indian Attack 1,607 games
- Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld 1,574 games
- Zukertort Opening: Reversed Mexican Defense 1,061 games
- Zukertort Opening: Polish Defense 536 games
- Zukertort Opening: Ross Gambit 487 games
- Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit 430 games
- Zukertort Opening: Double Fianchetto Attack 254 games
- Zukertort Opening: Santasiere's Folly 171 games
- Zukertort Opening: Vos Gambit 162 games
- Zukertort Opening: Lemberger Gambit 157 games
- Zukertort Opening: The Potato 146 games
- Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred 127 games
- Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit 120 games
- Zukertort Opening: The Walrus 65 games
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