Opening name: 1. Nf3 Opening
Opening line: 1. Nf3 d5
Lichess Board
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Winning percentages
White: 23421 (32.64%)
Black: 16269 (22.67%)
Draws: 32074 (44.69%)
1. Nf3 Opening
1...d5
Black stakes a claim to the center. White has many options now and as so often with 1.Nf3 many transpositions. 2. g3, d4, c4 (Réti), d3, b3 and e3 are quite sensible moves.
Most popular responses
2. g3 (King's Indian Attack) White is most likely aiming to establish a King's Indian Attack. The idea is very similar to that of the King's Indian Defence as played by Black. Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (16155454 games)
2. c4 (Réti Opening) The Réti Opening is a hypermodern chess opening. White plans to bring the d5-pawn under attack from the flank, or entice it to advance to d4 and undermine it later. Lichess Analysis - Wikibooks (8326448 games)
Engine Evaluation
Depth: 58
Score: +0.18
Best Move: d4
PV Line: 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6
Historical games for 1. Nf3 Opening
| Game | Result | Year |
| Carlsen, M. (2864) vs Ding Liren (2806) | 1/2-1/2 | 2022 |
| Carlsen, M. (2864) vs Ding Liren (2806) | 1/2-1/2 | 2022 |
| Topalov, Veselin (2793) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2868) | 0-1 | 2013 |
| Caruana, F. (2804) vs Carlsen, M. (2855) | 0-1 | 2016 |
| Ding, Liren (2791) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2863) | 1/2-1/2 | 2020 |
| Carlsen, Magnus (2863) vs Ding, Liren (2791) | 1/2-1/2 | 2020 |
| Carlsen, Magnus (2863) vs Ding, Liren (2791) | 1/2-1/2 | 2020 |
| Carlsen, M. (2835) vs Mamedyarov, S. (2817) | 1-0 | 2019 |
| Aronian, L. (2775) vs Carlsen, M. (2872) | 1/2-1/2 | 2019 |
| So, W. (2815) vs Carlsen, M. (2832) | 1/2-1/2 | 2017 |