Chess Opening

King's Pawn Opening

393 analyzed games in the King's Pawn Opening, each with engine evaluations that pinpoint the critical moments and best moves.

393 games 21 variations Most played: Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation

Results in 393 games

White wins 47% Draws 3% Black wins 50%

Main variations

Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 190 Kings Pawn Opening 1...e5 87 Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation 18 Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 2...Nc6 3.d3 15 Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation 2...Nf6 3.Nf3 13 Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Gunderam Defense 3.Bc4 7 Kings Pawn Opening St George Defense 6 Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation 2...Nf6 4 Kings Pawn Opening St George Defense 2.d4 b5 3.Nf3 Bb7 3 Kings Pawn Opening Tortoise Opening 2 Kings Pawn Opening Tayler Opening 3...Nf6 2 Kings Pawn Opening Latvian Mlotkowski Variation 2 Kings Pawn Opening Latvian Mayet Attack 3...fxe4 2 Kings Pawn Opening Latvian Mayet Attack 2 Kings Pawn Opening Latvian Gambit 2 Kings Pawn Opening Tayler Inverted Hanham Variation 5...Bc5 6.O O O O 7.c3 1 Kings Pawn Opening St George Defense 2.d4 b5 3.Nf3 1 Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 2...Nc6 1 Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Gunderam Defense 3.Nc3 1 Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Elephant Gambit 3.Nxe5 Bd6 4.d4 dxe4 1

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Notable games

Arencibia 2555
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carlosmartinezt1 1115
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SERHETABAT 1139
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IMRosen 2798
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BeanScreen 2895
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DennissinneD0404 959
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Bajaj99 970
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dragonyst 1001
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jdsizzle1225 955
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The_Nameless_Master 996
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Jimmysenyoo 2754
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AhmedSpeedRun7 2786
0–1 2026·07·01
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MagnusCarlsen 3383
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Lembke407 3322
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carlosmartinezt1 914
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ljmusico 927
0–1 2026·06·25
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FabianoCaruana 3224
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MarkusRagger 2979
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MagnusCarlsen 3385
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vi_pranav 3171
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carlosmartinezt1 980
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look4better 949
1–0 2026·06·17
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Jimmysenyoo 2734
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DoubleChamp15 2708
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carlosmartinezt1 890
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sammyloves 912
0–1 2026·06·05
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carlosmartinezt1 888
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setiawanbudianto 903
0–1 2026·06·05
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Jimmysenyoo 2746
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Alborz1120 2648
1–0 2026·06·04
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FabianoCaruana 3218
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PiliposyanRobertChess 3023
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