Carlsen, E's chess openings
🇳🇴 NorwayFIDE 196399 games
Carlsen, E, from Norway, has 99 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Carlsen, E most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White49 games · +13 =17 −19 · 44%
As Black50 games · +6 =18 −26 · 30%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%48 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 b5 3.Bg2 Bb7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense85%22 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game15%4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense81%13 games · scores 27% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense13%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game6%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.e3 exd4
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