The Hungarian (opening)

The Hungarian opening is an opening on the board of size 10. It was very popular on Playsite a few years ago, but has become less so, perhaps because it gives one of the players too big an advantage, but also because Hex players have become less focused on the centre in the opening. This is probably one of the most analysed opening lines.

The three first moves are as follows:

The most common continuation is as follows;

Now Red may play at the star. The two pieces at d5 and e5 are a great help for connecting to the top, and the outpost at the bottom right helps to connect to the bottom. The position is very difficult for Blue at the moment.