Chess opening · ECO A00

Mieses Opening

The Mieses Opening starts 1. d3. It ranks #86 of the 174 openings on this site by how often rated players on Lichess reach it.

The position after 1. d3. Black to move.

Move by move

  1. 1. d3White advances the d-pawn to d3.

What players choose next, by rating

The three most common Black moves from this position in rated Lichess games, grouped by the rating of the player making the move. d5 is the most popular next move among players rated under 1200 and 2000 and up, though the favorite changes in between.

RatingMost commonSecondThird
Under 1200d5 36%e5 35%e6 9%
1200–1399e5 36%d5 35%e6 10%
1400–1599d5 35%e5 34%e6 8%
1600–1799d5 37%e5 25%Nf6 8%
1800–1999d5 40%e5 20%Nf6 11%
2000 and upd5 40%e5 19%Nf6 18%

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