Zukertort Opening: Complete Guide

A supremely flexible start — 1.Nf3 develops a piece immediately while keeping the whole range of central setups and transpositions alive. Drill every main line against an adaptive engine, backed by real Lichess win rates and Stockfish evaluations.

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Play the main line: Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense: e4

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All 110 variations of the Zukertort Opening

Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense: e4 ECO A04 335M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: c5 ECO A04 135M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening ECO A04 64M games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Ross Gambit: e4 ECO A04 56M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: e6 ECO A04 50M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation: e4 ECO A04 42M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation: e4 ECO A04 42M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Slav Invitation: e4 ECO A04 31M games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation: e4 ECO A04 27M games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Lemberger Gambit: e5 ECO A05 18M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense: d4 ECO A04 17M games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit: e6 ECO A06 17M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto: e4 ECO A04 12M games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit ECO A06 11M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Nc6 ECO A04 11M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Queenside Fianchetto Variation: e4 ECO A04 9M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense ECO A04 7M games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit: c6 ECO A06 7M games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation ECO A04 5M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation ECO A04 5M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Slav Invitation: d4 ECO A04 5M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Reversed Mexican Defense: Nf6 ECO A06 5M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto: d4 ECO A04 5M games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Lemberger Gambit: d6 ECO A05 4M games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation: d4 ECO A04 4M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: d6 ECO A04 3M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation ECO A04 3M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Reversed Mexican Defense: Nc6 ECO A06 3M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Reversed Mexican Defense: e6 ECO A06 3M games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Ross Gambit ECO A04 2M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: d5 ECO A04 2M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto ECO A04 2M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation: d4 ECO A04 2M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Slav Invitation ECO A04 2M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Queenside Fianchetto Variation ECO A04 1M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation: d4 ECO A04 1M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Old Indian Attack ECO A06 1M games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Lemberger Gambit ECO A05 1M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Nf6 ECO A04 1M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Reversed Mexican Defense ECO A06 1M games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit: dxe4 ECO A06 1M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense: g3 ECO A04 1M games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense: e3 ECO A04 1M games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation: g3 ECO A04 977K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Old Indian Attack: e6 ECO A06 849K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Wade Defense ECO A04 796K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation: g3 ECO A04 774K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense: c4 ECO A04 750K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation ECO A04 704K games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Ross Gambit: d4 ECO A04 672K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Slav Invitation: g3 ECO A04 570K games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Ross Gambit: d3 ECO A04 565K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Arctic Defense ECO A04 497K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense: Nc3 ECO A04 479K games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation: Nc3 ECO A04 455K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Queenside Fianchetto Variation: g3 ECO A04 403K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Quiet System ECO A05 398K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation: g3 ECO A04 341K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Reversed Mexican Defense: c5 ECO A06 336K games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation: c4 ECO A04 316K games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Vos Gambit ECO A04 311K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation ECO A05 297K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Queenside Fianchetto Variation: d4 ECO A04 275K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Slav Invitation: Nc3 ECO A04 244K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation: c4 ECO A04 219K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Queenside Fianchetto Variation: c4 ECO A04 209K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: The Walrus ECO A04 200K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Basman Defense ECO A04 195K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Old Indian Attack: Nf6 ECO A06 191K games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Lemberger Gambit: Nxe4 ECO A05 187K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation: b3 ECO A04 174K games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit ECO A04 168K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: St. George Defense ECO A04 166K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Queenside Fianchetto Variation: Nc3 ECO A04 164K games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit: Nf6 ECO A06 132K games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Ross Gambit: Nxe5 ECO A04 132K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation: Nc3 ECO A04 112K games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit: Bg4 ECO A06 109K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Slav Invitation: b3 ECO A04 95K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Polish Defense ECO A04 90K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Ware Defense ECO A04 88K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto: c4 ECO A04 87K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation: c4 ECO A04 87K games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Ross Gambit: g3 ECO A04 87K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Reversed Mexican Defense: d4 ECO A06 77K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Santasiere's Folly ECO A06 69K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto: g3 ECO A04 67K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Slav Invitation: c4 ECO A04 67K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Old Indian Attack: c5 ECO A06 65K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation: b3 ECO A04 62K games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation: b3 ECO A04 48K games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Herrstrom Gambit ECO A04 38K games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Ross Gambit: Nc3 ECO A04 38K games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Speelsmet Gambit ECO A04 35K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto: e3 ECO A04 27K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation: e3 ECO A04 27K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Old Indian Attack: Nc6 ECO A06 22K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: The Potato ECO A06 19K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Defense: Sicilian Knight Variation ECO A04 18K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Queenside Fianchetto Variation: b3 ECO A04 14K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Arctic Defense, Drunken Knight Variation ECO A04 13K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Drunken Cavalry Variation ECO A04 11K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto: Nc3 ECO A04 9K games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred ECO A04 7K games Gambits Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit: d4 ECO A06 5K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Defense: Kingside Variation ECO A04 5K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Ampel Variation ECO A06 3K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Old Indian Attack: Bf5 ECO A06 2K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Old Indian Attack: Bg4 ECO A06 1K games Openings & Plans Zukertort Opening: Myers Polish Attack ECO A05 224 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Frequently asked questions about the Zukertort Opening

What is the zukertort in chess?

The Zukertort is a chess opening family with 110 variations covered on Chessy. Over 989 million Lichess games have reached these positions across all rating levels.