Erik Blomqvist's chess openings
GM🇸🇪 SwedenFIDE 24812,376 games
Erik Blomqvist, Grandmaster from Sweden, has 2,376 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Erik Blomqvist most often opens with 1.e4 (79% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White1,183 games · +616 =290 −277 · 64%
As Black1,193 games · +524 =321 −348 · 57%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening79%933 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening15%172 games · scores 65% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%54 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense71%353 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game11%57 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense11%57 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game55%253 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense45%205 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense0%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
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