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 idea
White develops the kingside knight before deciding anything about the center - the single most flexible first move in chess. It can transpose into a Réti, an English, a King’s Indian Attack, or dozens of other systems entirely depending on how the game continues from here.
The main line
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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| Rating band | Games | White / draw / Black | Score for white |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1400-1600 | 4,001 | 50.3% / 3.7% / 46.0% | 52.2% |
| 1600-1800 | 4,983 | 49.5% / 4.5% / 46.0% | 51.8% |
| 1800-2000 | 5,372 | 51.2% / 4.4% / 44.4% | 53.4% |
| 2000+ | 6,942 | 50.2% / 7.6% / 42.1% | 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 Defense1.Nf3 f6
- A04Drunken Knight Variation1.Nf3 f6 2.e4 Nh6 3.d4 Nf7
- A04Basman Defense1.Nf3 h6
- A04Black Mustang Defense1.Nf3 Nc6
- A04Drunken Cavalry Variation1.Nf3 Na6 2.e4 Nh6
- A04Dutch Variation1.Nf3 f5
- A04Herrstrom Gambit1.Nf3 g5
- A04Kingside Fianchetto1.Nf3 g6
- A04Lisitsyn Gambit1.Nf3 f5 2.e4
- A04Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred1.Nf3 f5 2.d3 Nf6 3.e4
- A04Pirc Invitation1.Nf3 d6
- A04Polish Defense1.Nf3 b5
- A04Queen’s Gambit Invitation1.Nf3 e6
- A04Queenside Fianchetto Variation1.Nf3 b6
- A04Ross Gambit1.Nf3 e5
- A04Shabalov Gambit1.Nf3 e6 2.c4 a6 3.Nc3 c5 4.g3 b5
- A04Sicilian Invitation1.Nf3 c5
- A04Slav Invitation1.Nf3 c6
- A04Speelsmet Gambit1.Nf3 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.e3
- A04St. George Defense1.Nf3 a6
- A04The Walrus1.Nf3 e5 2.Nxe5 Nc6 3.Nxc6 dxc6
- A04Vos Gambit1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 e5
- A04Wade Defense1.Nf3 d6 2.e4 Bg4
- A41Chigorin Plan1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Bg4 3.c4 Nd7 4.Qb3 Rb8
- A04Ware Defense1.Nf3 a5
- A05Double Fianchetto Attack1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O
- A05Lemberger Gambit1.Nf3 Nf6 2.e4
- A05Myers Polish Attack1.Nf3 Nf6 2.a4 g6 3.b4
- A05Nimzo-Larsen Variation1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b3
- A05Quiet System1.Nf3 Nf6 2.e3
- A06Ampel Variation1.Nf3 d5 2.Rg1
- A06Old Indian Attack1.Nf3 d5 2.d3
- A06Pachman Gambit1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 c5 3.c4 dxc4 4.b3
- A06Regina-Nu Gambit1.Nf3 d5 2.b3 c5 3.c4 dxc4 4.Nc3
- A06Reversed Mexican Defense1.Nf3 d5 2.Nc3
- A06Santasiere’s Folly1.b4 d5 2.Nf3
- A06Tennison Gambit1.e4 d5 2.Nf3
- A06Brigg’s Trap1.e4 d5 2.Nf3 dxe4 3.Ng5 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bf5 5.Qe2 Qd4
- A06The Potato1.Nf3 d5 2.a4
- A08Reversed Grünfeld1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.d4A08Reversed Grünfeld1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.d4 Nf6A08Reversed Grünfeld1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-OA08Reversed Grünfeld1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.d4 e6 5.O-O
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