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Carlsen, H's chess openings

🇳🇴 NorwayFIDE 206370 games

Carlsen, H, from Norway, has 70 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Carlsen, H most often opens with 1.d4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White35 games · +14 =10 −11 · 54%
As Black35 games · +7 =11 −17 · 36%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening56%
    19 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening44%
    15 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e5 Open Game36%
    5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense36%
    5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
  3. 1...e6 French Defense21%
    3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense45%
    5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game45%
    5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense9%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

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