Bjorn Holm Birkisson's chess openings
CM🇮🇸 IcelandFIDE 2234407 games
Bjorn Holm Birkisson, Candidate Master from Iceland, has 407 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Bjorn Holm Birkisson most often opens with 1.e4 (47% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White193 games · +71 =51 −71 · 50%
As Black214 games · +57 =63 −94 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening47%91 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening23%45 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6
- 1.c4 English Opening11%22 games · scores 68% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense60%58 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game20%19 games · scores 32% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense6%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game51%38 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense40%30 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense7%5 games · scores 90% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 e5
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