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1. a3 
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597 games · 1839-2025
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 move games white wins - draws - black wins %
1...d5  148

32.4%

25%

42.6%
1...e5  129

35.7%

19.4%

45%
1...g6  124

35.5%

16.1

48.4%
1...Nf6  105

37.1%

19%

43.8%
1...c5  29

41.4%

13.8

44.8%
1...f5  15

40%

33.3%

26.7%
1...e6  12

41.7%

33.3%

25%
1...a6  11

36.4%

54.5%

1...d6  6

16.7

50%

33.3%
1...c6  5

20%

40%

40%
1...b5  4

25%

50%

25%
1...h6  3

66.7%

33.3%
1...b6  2

100%
1...Nc6  2

50%

50%
1...h5 K de Kruif vs A Horton-Kitchlew, 2001 0-1
1...g5 J Mercier vs J Cox, 1981 1-0

1...c5 -0.05 (37 ply) STOCKFISH   EDIT NOTES

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Anderssen vs Morphy, 1858 (1-0)
Anderssen vs Morphy, 1858 (0-1)
Tarrasch vs Mendelson, 1879 (1-0)
Anderssen vs Morphy, 1858 (1/2-1/2)
A Onishko vs M Leonov, 2002 (0-1)

DEBUT: Kieseritzky vs H H Boncourt, 1839 (0-1)
RECENT: I Schneider vs A Donchenko, 2015 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Anderssen's 1. a3 by schnarre

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
A00: Uncommon Opening (563)
A20: English (5)
B20: Sicilian (4)
C26: Vienna (4)
C46: Three Knights (4)
C68: Ruy Lopez, Exchange (2)
A36: English (2)
A30: English, Symmetrical (2)
A28: English (2)

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