Helmut Cardon's chess openings
IM🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 2279171 games
Helmut Cardon, International Master from Netherlands, has 171 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Helmut Cardon most often opens with 1.d4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White87 games · +23 =38 −26 · 48%
As Black84 games · +12 =34 −38 · 35%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening99%86 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.d3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense55%21 games · scores 26% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense26%10 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...e5 Open Game11%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense58%15 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game42%11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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