Henrik Carlsen's chess openings
22 games
Henrik Carlsen has 22 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Henrik Carlsen most often opens with 1.e4 (70% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d5, the Scandinavian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White10 games · +3 =2 −5 · 40%
As Black12 games · +3 =3 −6 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening70%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening20%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1.g3 Hungarian Opening10%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.g3 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense40%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense40%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4
- 1...e5 Open Game20%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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