At 600, the Saragossa Opening scores 45.5% for White across 13,966 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 1 on average, and 46.9% include an early material blunder (32 games at 600).
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Saragossa Opening
1. c3
A line for White. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
- Win rate, White
- 45.5%48.1%47.2%48.7%
- Band 600, n = 13,966Band 1000, n = 34,887Band 1400, n = 21,472Band 1800, n = 45,076
- Blunder rate
- 46.9%47.4%40.0%24.3%
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- CCCB
- White, band 600White, band 1000White, band 1400White, band 1800
- Share of games
- 0.3%0.2%0.2%0.2%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 45.5% | 5.4% | 49.2% | 46.9% | ply 1.0 | 13,966 | C |
| 1000 | 48.1% | 4.0% | 47.9% | 47.4% | ply 1.0 | 34,887 | C |
| 1400 | 47.2% | 3.7% | 49.1% | 40.0% | ply 1.0 | 21,472 | C |
| 1800 | 48.7% | 4.4% | 46.9% | 24.3% | ply 1.0 | 45,076 | B |
Results by band
What it actually does, band by band.
All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.
At 1000, the Saragossa Opening scores 48.1% for White across 34,887 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 1 on average, and 47.4% include an early material blunder (76 games at 1000).
At 1400, the Saragossa Opening scores 47.2% for White across 21,472 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 1 on average, and 40.0% include an early material blunder (30 games at 1400).
At 1800, the Saragossa Opening scores 48.7% for White across 45,076 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 1 on average, and 24.3% include an early material blunder (70 games at 1800).
Questions
Common questions about this page.
At 600, the Saragossa Opening scores 45.5% for White across 13,966 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 1 on average, and 46.9% include an early material blunder (32 games at 600).
At 1000, the Saragossa Opening scores 48.1% for White across 34,887 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 1 on average, and 47.4% include an early material blunder (76 games at 1000).
The Saragossa Opening (A00) is a line for White. The main line runs 1. c3.