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1. h3

Black to move
134 games · 1857-2025
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move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

1...d5

50.9%

13.2

35.8%

1...e5

31%

35.7%

33.3%

1...c5

33.3%

55.6%

1...b6

62.5%

25%

1...Nf6

71.4%

14.3

1...e6

100%

1...g6

75%

25%

1...d6

66.7%

33.3%

1...Nc6

50%

1...b5

M Basman vs J W Rogers, 1991 1-0

1...f5

P Magriel vs A Soltis, 1966 0-1

1...d5 -0.35 (34 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
C Van der Zee vs E Dluski, 1993 (1-0)

DEBUT: C Mead vs Morphy, 1857 (0-1)
RECENT: M Rivas Pastor vs J Soliven, 2010 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Basman's wins with white and 1.h3! by Flo

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
A00: Uncommon Opening (131)
A25: English (2)
B08: Pirc, Classical (1)

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