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Elvira S Berend's chess openings

WGM🇱🇺 LuxembourgFIDE 2253899 games

Elvira S Berend, Woman Grandmaster from Luxembourg, has 899 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Elvira S Berend most often opens with 1.d4 (48% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White446 games · +188 =136 −122 · 57%
As Black453 games · +172 =130 −151 · 52%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening48%
    215 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening45%
    198 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%
    28 games · scores 68% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense62%
    140 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game37%
    84 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
  3. 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense1%
    2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nxd5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense98%
    130 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game2%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6

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