Opening name: e4, d3
Opening line: 1. e4 d5 2. d3
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Winning percentages
White: 9 (13.04%)
Black: 29 (42.03%)
Draws: 31 (44.93%)
2. d3
2. d3 is a timid reply, usually played only for surprise value or by beginners. After dxe4 3.dxe4 4.Qxd1+ 4.Kxd1, white can't castle anymore. It doesn't put and pressure on black, either. This is never seen in master play.
Engine Evaluation
Depth: 41
Score: -0.28
Best Move: dxe4
PV Line: 1. e4 d5 2. d3 dxe4 3. dxe4 Qxd1+ 4. Kxd1 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Nc3 Bd7 7. a3
Historical games for e4, d3
| Game | Result | Year |
| Maghsoodloo, Parham (2699) vs Kovalenko, I. (2674) | 1/2-1/2 | 2022 |
| Khamrakulov, Ibragim S (2580) vs Epishin, Vladimir (2581) | 1/2-1/2 | 2008 |
| Anton Guijarro, D. (2674) vs Bartholomew, J. (2446) | 0-1 | 2019 |
| Rashkovsky, Nukhim N (2535) vs Balashov, Yuri S (2580) | 1/2-1/2 | 1998 |
| Ivanov, AA. (2400) vs Rakhmanov, Ale (2669) | 0-1 | 2017 |
| Pridorozhni, A. (2599) vs Samusenko, M. (2445) | 1/2-1/2 | 2019 |
| Argandona Riveiro, I. (2414) vs Alsina Leal, D. (2546) | 1/2-1/2 | 2014 |
| Galmandakh, Badrakh (2240) vs Motylev, A. (2665) | 1-0 | 2015 |
| Galmandakh, Badrakh (2225) vs Bologan, V. (2660) | 1/2-1/2 | 2014 |
| Ozgibcev, A. (2368) vs Hasangatin, R. (2485) | 0-1 | 2018 |