Stellan Brynell's chess openings
GM🇸🇪 SwedenFIDE 23321,793 games
Stellan Brynell, Grandmaster from Sweden, has 1,793 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Stellan Brynell most often opens with 1.d4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White844 games · +343 =356 −145 · 62%
As Black949 games · +321 =371 −257 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening56%472 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening40%337 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%24 games · scores 71% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 b6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense88%354 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game8%31 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense4%16 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense52%187 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense32%115 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%60 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
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