ECO family guide

Zukertort Opening — all variations and ECO codes

47 named lines across 5 ECO codes (A04–A41). Source: the CC0-licensed lichess.org opening database.

The main line

Position after 1.Nf3 (A04). Open this line on Lichess → · Zukertort Opening on Lichess

How the main line scores at your rating

Real Lichess win rates for 1.Nf3, playing as white — the family's other variations are not separately tracked for win rate yet, main line only.

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Win/draw/loss rate by rating band
Rating band	Games	White / draw / Black	Score for white
1400-1600	22,271,458	50.1% / 4.0% / 45.9%	52.1%
1600-1800	26,905,237	50.5% / 4.4% / 45.1%	52.7%
1800-2000	28,300,624	51.1% / 5.0% / 43.9%	53.6%
2000+	37,091,872	50.6% / 6.9% / 42.5%	54.1%

All 47 named variations

Every named line in the Zukertort Opening family, from the CC0-licensed ECO classification — not separately tracked for win rate, but every ECO code and move sequence is real, sourced data.

A04Zukertort Opening (main line) — 1.Nf3
A05Zukertort Opening (main line) — 1.Nf3 Nf6
A05Zukertort Opening (main line) — 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.Nc3 Nc6
A06Zukertort Opening (main line) — 1.Nf3 d5
A04Arctic Defense — 1.Nf3 f6
- A04Drunken Knight Variation — 1.Nf3 f6 2.e4 Nh6 3.d4 Nf7
A04Basman Defense — 1.Nf3 h6
A04Black Mustang Defense — 1.Nf3 Nc6
A04Drunken Cavalry Variation — 1.Nf3 Na6 2.e4 Nh6
A04Dutch Variation — 1.Nf3 f5
A04Herrstrom Gambit — 1.Nf3 g5
A04Kingside Fianchetto — 1.Nf3 g6
A04Lisitsyn Gambit — 1.Nf3 f5 2.e4
A04Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred — 1.Nf3 f5 2.d3 Nf6 3.e4
A04Pirc Invitation — 1.Nf3 d6
A04Polish Defense — 1.Nf3 b5
A04Queen's Gambit Invitation — 1.Nf3 e6
A04Queenside Fianchetto Variation — 1.Nf3 b6
A04Ross Gambit — 1.Nf3 e5
A04Shabalov Gambit — 1.Nf3 e6 2.c4 a6 3.Nc3 c5 4.g3 b5
A04Sicilian Invitation — 1.Nf3 c5
A04Slav Invitation — 1.Nf3 c6
A04Speelsmet Gambit — 1.Nf3 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.e3
A04St. George Defense — 1.Nf3 a6
A04The Walrus — 1.Nf3 e5 2.Nxe5 Nc6 3.Nxc6 dxc6
A04Vos Gambit — 1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 e5
A04Wade Defense — 1.Nf3 d6 2.e4 Bg4
- A41Chigorin Plan — 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Bg4 3.c4 Nd7 4.Qb3 Rb8
A04Ware Defense — 1.Nf3 a5
A05Double Fianchetto Attack — 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O
A05Lemberger Gambit — 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.e4
A05Myers Polish Attack — 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.a4 g6 3.b4
A05Nimzo-Larsen Variation — 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b3
A05Quiet System — 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.e3
A06Ampel Variation — 1.Nf3 d5 2.Rg1
A06Old Indian Attack — 1.Nf3 d5 2.d3
A06Pachman Gambit — 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 c5 3.c4 dxc4 4.b3
A06Regina-Nu Gambit — 1.Nf3 d5 2.b3 c5 3.c4 dxc4 4.Nc3
A06Reversed Mexican Defense — 1.Nf3 d5 2.Nc3
A06Santasiere's Folly — 1.b4 d5 2.Nf3
A06Tennison Gambit — 1.e4 d5 2.Nf3
- A06Brigg's Trap — 1.e4 d5 2.Nf3 dxe4 3.Ng5 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bf5 5.Qe2 Qd4
A06The Potato — 1.Nf3 d5 2.a4
A08Reversed Grünfeld — 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.d4
A08Reversed Grünfeld — 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.d4 Nf6
A08Reversed Grünfeld — 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O
A08Reversed Grünfeld — 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.d4 e6 5.O-O