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1. f3
A line for White. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 37.6% | 6.8% | 55.6% | 45.5% | ply 1.6 | 6,726 | D |
| 1000 | 41.0% | 4.6% | 54.4% | 32.3% | ply 1.3 | 12,008 | D |
| 1400 | 39.8% | 4.5% | 55.7% | 44.4% | ply 1.4 | 6,794 | D |
| 1800 | 46.5% | 4.6% | 48.9% | 23.1% | ply 1.4 | 13,106 | C |
Results by band
All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.
At 600, the Barnes Opening scores 37.6% for White across 6,726 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 1 on average, and 45.5% include an early material blunder (11 games at 600).
At 1000, the Barnes Opening scores 41.0% for White across 12,008 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 1 on average, and 32.3% include an early material blunder (31 games at 1000).
At 1400, the Barnes Opening scores 39.8% for White across 6,794 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 1 on average, and 44.4% include an early material blunder (18 games at 1400).
At 1800, the Barnes Opening scores 46.5% for White across 13,106 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 1 on average, and 23.1% include an early material blunder (26 games at 1800).
Blunders and traps
The known traps that live inside the Barnes Opening. The rates are how often each one actually lands in your band, counted against every sampled game in that band.
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1. f3 e5 2. g4
Sprung by Black. The move that invites it is g4.
The fastest possible checkmate. Weakening the e1-h4 diagonal with both pawn moves is immediately fatal.
Read as: how often this trap line is completed per sampled game in the band.
How the Blunder Rate is measured. A material swing of three points or more inside the first 24 half-moves after leaving book, detected without an engine evaluation. It is a proxy for how sharp a position is in practice, not an engine verdict, and it is computed from a monthly game sample rather than the full corpus behind the win rates. Trap hit rates count a trap only when its full line is completed on the board.
Questions
At 600, the Barnes Opening scores 37.6% for White across 6,726 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 1 on average, and 45.5% include an early material blunder (11 games at 600).
At 1000, the Barnes Opening scores 41.0% for White across 12,008 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 1 on average, and 32.3% include an early material blunder (31 games at 1000).
The Barnes Opening (A00) is a line for White. The main line runs 1. f3.